FYI: Proposed Microsoft settlement (in case nobody has seen this yet)

[Robert A. Klahn]

An interesting, less comprehensive, totally biased, yet still informative, summary is available at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/22684.html

Bob.

On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 16:17:14 -0700 (MST)
Rusty Carruth <rcarruth@tempe.tt.slb.com> wrote:

> >>>>> Thus spake <a dude>
> 
> Monday 28th (5 days time) is the deadline for public comment on the proposed
> US vs. Microsoft settlement.
> 
> Sources indicate that current feedback is significantly pro-Microsoft, and
> concerns have been raised that interested parties have lobbied their
> employees to respond in support of the proposed settlement, whereas
> grass-roots & individuals have not been as organised.
> 
> If you have any concerns that the proposed settlement is either ineffectual
> or overreaching, you should send an email TODAY with a subject such as
> 'Microsoft Settlement', to:
> 
> 	microsoft.atr@usdoj.gov
> 
> Additionally, you might want to print it off and mail it TONIGHT to:
> 
> 	Renata B. Hesse
> 	Antitrust Division
> 	U.S. Department of Justice
> 	601 D Street NW
> 	Suite 1200
> 	Washington, DC  20530-0001
> 
> The proposed settlement itself is here:
> http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms-settle.htm
> 
> A fairly comprehensive examination of the settlement's shortfalls is at:
> http://www.kegel.com/remedy/remedy2.html
> 
> I have read many documents about this, but have yet to find a similar
> analysis of the settlement which counter-argues that it punishes or
> restricts Microsoft too much. ...
> 
> <<  End forwarded message
> 
> rc
> 
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