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judge rejects MS settlement

From: Thomas Beckett <thomas AT tbeckett.com>
To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: judge rejects MS settlement
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 08:59:09 -0500

Judge Motz rejected the proposed settlement in the private antitrust
lawsuits against Microsoft. That was the settlement where M$ was going
to "donate" "free" computers and software to schools.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33754-2002Jan11.html

I really dig this quote:

"To put it bluntly, in the words of the
opponents of the proposed settlement, the
donation of free software could be viewed as
constituting 'court approved predatory pricing,'"
Motz wrote.

TaB

judge rejects MS settlement, Thomas Beckett, 01/12/2002