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Microsoft Loses

by Steve Gibson, Sep 01, 2000 9:26am PDT

Related Topics – Microsoft, Wack News

Ok, not that big Anti-Trust case but its something. After the success that Microsoft has been having in the courts, its time for a change-up. Microsoft has just been ordered to pay $1million (yeah, at least its something) to a 'tiny rival' for engaging in ``wanton, reckless'' and deceptive business practices.

...ruling came just over a year after a federal jury awarded privately held Bristol nominal damages of only $1 following a six-week civil trial. Bristol had alleged that Microsoft violated U.S. antitrust law by refusing to negotiate a new contract for Windows source code.

So what else is new? I've got this feeling that when the dust settles, Microsoft will end up paying a few token penalties and have to say 'Ok we will play nice' and nothing will change.

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Ordering Microsoft to pay $1 million in damages is like ordering a whore to do a handjob as restitution.

Make the Redmond sluts pay big!

Sep 02, 2000 8:18am PDT

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Ordering Microsoft to pay $1 million in damages is like ordering a whore to do a handjob as restitution. : hi-c
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- it is like OJ Simpson and capital punishment. if you got the capital you dont get the punishment : Orion

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Guys think of the following: If there was no Microsoft there would not be a widespread platform for gaming as we have it now and without new games and new technology we would have no new computers - so what?!

I'm not working for MS, but I have respect for what Bill Gates did and I never had any problem using Windows ... nothing to add.

#31: If this is your opinion and not a sarcastic comment I fully agree ...

Sep 01, 2000 5:01pm PDT

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- Thats fine, you're allowed to be fucking stupid, lots of people can't even help it. What standards MS... : jidar

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THis is gay.

The government needs to kick microsoft in the nuts.

Sep 01, 2000 2:48pm PDT

THis is gay. The government needs to kick microsoft in the nuts. : dopeman

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Gates == Carnegie

Once the monopoly has made things better, they get chopped up, and things get even better.

Sep 01, 2000 1:21pm PDT

Gates == Carnegie Once the monopoly has made things better, they get chopped up, and things get even b... : Saeger

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Hi everybody!

Sep 01, 2000 11:09am PDT

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- where the hell is my .sig? : SatansLilHelper

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wouldn't that suck... sue Microsoft, and only get one fucking dollar out of it... heh...

Sep 01, 2000 11:08am PDT

wouldn't that suck... sue Microsoft, and only get one fucking dollar out of it... heh... : The_FrO

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Heh, you're right Steve, it'll just end up being a few little petty slaps on the hand. Specially when you consider the fact that Windows NT, 98, and even 95 is installed on gazillions of computer workstations thorough the government and DOD. Heh heh, Bill goes out of business and all that software support for all those computers goes *poof*.

Sep 01, 2000 10:26am PDT

Heh, you're right Steve, it'll just end up being a few little petty slaps on the hand. Specially when yo... : el-kaboom

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I just want them to fix windows. Sometimes it's absolutely perfect but it always crashes at the worst possible time...

Sep 01, 2000 9:54am PDT

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- No kidding, like when you're almost done downloading a porno movie,"Captain Mishomuru and His Female Poop... : Al Gore

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The funny thing about this is that the prosecution and judges all probably use a Microsoft product at home or work to prepare their legal work.

Who do you want to sue today?

Thanks!

-Lex

Sep 01, 2000 10:15am PDT

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Uh, that's $1.00 as in one dollar. Not $1M.

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Sep 01, 2000 9:56am PDT

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- oh i see... original award was $1, and they corrected it to $1M. : xvdl

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I WANT MY WANTON SOUP! :)

Sep 01, 2000 9:54am PDT

I WANT MY WANTON SOUP! :) : dodob

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Everyone wants a piece of every successful company's pie.

Sep 01, 2000 9:27am PDT

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Every loss for MS can only increase the chances that future losses are evident for them. They set precedence(sp?)

Sep 01, 2000 9:46am PDT

Every loss for MS can only increase the chances that future losses are evident for them. They set preced... : indeego

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Steve, bring back the old animated Shugashack logo!

Sep 01, 2000 9:44am PDT

Steve, bring back the old animated Shugashack logo! : anon@eatmyshorts.com

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FIRST POST BITCHES!!!

pup (so 1337)

Sep 01, 2000 9:38am PDT

FIRST POST BITCHES!!! pup (so 1337) : pupismyname

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AOL? *snicker*

Sep 01, 2000 9:32am PDT

AOL? *snicker* : JT

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