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  • From: Josep Lluís Guallar Esteve <jlguallar AT maduixa.net>
  • To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Microsoft wins
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:31:54 -0400


A Thursday 28 June 2001 12:09, vàreu escriure:
> As expected, the DC Circuit ruled for Microsoft and slapped down Judge
> Jackson:
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57869-2001Jun28.html
>
> TaB

Well, do not burn your Linux boxes and become MS-Borgs, yet.

What happened is , quoting BBC,
------
The court decided to "vacate [the break-up order] in its entirety", but left
the "findings of fact" and "conclusions of law" intact, which means that
Microsoft is still guilty of anti-competitive behaviour.
------

So they will get a new judge to decide the penalty for anti-competitive
behaviour by breaking anti-monopily laws. That other judge could also
decide Microsoft should be split up. In the end this appeal may have no
effect.

And according to the legal commentary I heard on NPR this morning, part of
the reason for throwing out this remedy is that they didn't feel it would
prevent Microsoft from exerting its monopolistic strengths in OS and Browser
markets even after the company was split in two. They have asked for a new
court to come up with a remedy that should actually weaken Microsoft's
position with regards to its control of these markets.

So, maybe, it can be for the better.



Salut,
Josep
--
Josep L. Guallar-Esteve
mailto:jlguallar AT maduixa.net



  • Microsoft wins, Thomas Beckett, 06/28/2001
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: Microsoft wins, Josep Lluís Guallar Esteve, 06/28/2001
    • Re: Microsoft wins, H. Wade Minter, 06/28/2001

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