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Post #1,518
by brettj
7/11/01 5:34:26 PM
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New Does it get them off the hook though?
It appears to me as an outright admission of wrong-doing!

They will still have to suffer penalties for the damage their licensing schemes have caused, won't they?!

It looks like the main thing Microsoft wants is to ship XP on time?
Why is that sooo important to them?
Post #1,602
by addison
7/12/01 2:49:10 PM
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New No.
It appears to me as an outright admission of wrong-doing!

Doesn't matter, they've been convicted. Admission here isn't of wrong-doing, its of acceptance that they did get convicted. (And try and make some points for "conceeding".

They will still have to suffer penalties for the damage their licensing schemes have caused, won't they?!

We'll see.

The main issue is this should give the guys who want to hammer M$ more nails. They're betting it takes the hammer away.

"But look, they're being nice, they've stopped kicking the dead guy"

Addison
     Microsoft tosses a bone, will change startup, allow removal - (addison) - (18) - July 11, 2001, 04:03:03 PM EDT
         Heh. - (admin) - (13) - July 11, 2001, 04:10:40 PM EDT
             Fear - the only aphrodisiac for Barbarians - (Ashton) - (4) - July 11, 2001, 04:23:11 PM EDT
                 Stop that Microsoft Barbarians stuff - (mhuber) - (3) - July 11, 2001, 04:46:58 PM EDT
                     ObMP: Stop it! Stop it! This is getting ENTIRELY TOO SILLY! -NT - (addison) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 04:52:41 PM EDT
                         Sorry: did you pay for argument? or just contradiction. -NT - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 10:30:07 PM EDT
                     My apologies to Genghis, Attila, Beast of Belsen too.. :[ -NT - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 09:21:48 PM EDT
             Well a - (addison) - (5) - July 11, 2001, 04:23:29 PM EDT
                 Removal of IE - (orion) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 05:56:05 PM EDT
                     Watch it! fella - that's *my* 98lite yer dissin - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 09:29:44 PM EDT
                 The Register doesn't have kind words for MSFT - (brettj) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 07:08:01 PM EDT
                     Read the release carefully - (drewk) - July 13, 2001, 11:25:15 AM EDT
                 My understanding is... - (jb4) - July 12, 2001, 09:56:43 AM EDT
             Does it get them off the hook though? - (brettj) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 05:34:26 PM EDT
                 No. - (addison) - July 12, 2001, 02:49:10 PM EDT
         CNN's version: MSFT changes the rules - (brettj) - July 11, 2001, 05:22:15 PM EDT
         Effectively Meaningless - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 10:14:04 PM EDT
             We may hope.. that the court sees it, as succinctly. -NT - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 10:25:27 PM EDT
         Looks like New Mexico is the reason. - (a6l6e6x) - July 12, 2001, 10:57:48 PM EDT

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