An act of cowardice, and yet...

Post #20,345 by jb4 12/5/01 1:25:53 PM Reply	An act of cowardice, and yet... So WVa can't be bothered (or, more accurately, hasn't got the stones) to join the original 19, but now that Micros~1 has been found guilty by a Fed. court, they suddenly get up enough backbone to pile on.... Nonetheless, better late than never, I guess. Who knows, this may be the way we finally tame the beast..by getting nibbled away to nothing by guppies. Maybe if Micros~1 has many resources tied up fighting a multi-front war, they might finally be brought to submission. (Don't misunderstand, I really am happy this happened. I just had a bad day... jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #20,387 by bepatient 12/5/01 5:40:54 PM Reply	Nah...just cheap I bet... ...no need to pony up the bucks for the big case...now that the others have paid to ensure the verdict. They might be hicks...but they're >my< hicks. Watch it.... You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #20,391 by ben_tilly 12/5/01 5:55:23 PM Reply	Possibly no cowardice involved I don't follow West Virginia politics, but after a quick search it seems that they have a new [link\|http://www.wvsos.com/common/biography.htm\|Secretary of State] this year. It is not implausible that whoever said, "We are going to sue" would have joined the original case if they had been in power back then. Cheers, Ben
Post #20,399 by kmself 12/5/01 7:16:10 PM Reply	Microsoft's worst nightmare There were 19 states in the original lawsuit. There's 36 which haven't staked their claim. FoF is in effect, and if outrage over the DoJ's capitulation rises, the to-date silent states can step up to the plate, one by one. Each gets to look at the settlements offered the 9 spineless wonders, and can make a guess at how much they can wing for. Microsoft either pays appeasement, or finds itself up against the odd principled politico. Either way, this could be expensive. Or fatal. I'd pay particular interest to states in which IBM has significant influence. They were burned in New York. I expect to see a vengence move. `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?`
Post #20,461 by a6l6e6x 12/6/01 9:05:28 AM Reply	I sure do hope you are right, Karsten! Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Post #20,421 by Andrew Grygus 12/5/01 9:10:24 PM Reply	Wrong-o! West Virginia is one of the 9 holdouts - this is just an additional action to sweeten the pie. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #20,478 by Andrew Grygus 12/6/01 11:29:49 AM 12/6/01 11:33:08 AM Reply	Even more . . Acording to today's Los Angeles Times, West Virginia was one of a minority of holdout states that still wanted to demand a breakup. Industry people who have seen the States' proposal say it is of remakably good quality and strongly addresses many of the issues glossed over in the DoJ deal. Hopefully, judge C.K-K will hold the same opinion. Microsoft has responded that the States' proposal "Undermines the agreement with the Department of Justice". In other words, they're threatening to call of the deal and fight in court if the States' proposal becomes a factor. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx] Edited by Andrew Grygus Dec. 6, 2001, 11:33:08 AM EST Expand All History
Post #20,493 by jb4 12/6/01 2:07:01 PM Reply	Fight! Fight! Fight! Go ahead...Give K-K an excuse to throw the entire book at you! jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #20,557 by wharris2 12/6/01 7:45:01 PM Reply	undermines, like hell yes! I should hope the hell it undermines this brain-dead idiot play-dead agreement between DoJ and MSFT. "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
Post #20,616 by Ashton 12/7/01 4:34:39 AM Reply	Hey.. they're our Taleban, after all.. Why expect them to behave any smarter? Expect to see them 'insist on their Right to a trial'. IF.. the states don't turn coward. Maybe I can make a few bucks (with our Panhandler friend) scalpin tickets to that exhibition. What would You pay.. to see Billy Live: a rockin back & forth in full autistic mode, gettin ready to whinge..? [bring camera - sell that photo too!] Ashton {ugh} Entrepreneur
Post #20,618 by Panhandler Joe 12/7/01 6:57:17 AM 12/7/01 6:58:39 AM Reply	You rang? If we work up slips that say 'admit one' and print them, perhaps selling the pdf on a web-site... As long as you print a disclaimer that the 'ticket' is for available seating, and that seating can be denied for any reason, is subject to 'first come, first served', and disclaims resposibility for being unable to get a seat... But no. That would be DISHONEST! chuckle [link\|http://panhandler.refers.to\|Got a Dollar]? [link\|http://cluex4.refers.to\|Buy a Clue]! Edited by Panhandler Joe Dec. 7, 2001, 06:58:39 AM EST Expand All History
Post #20,636 by CRConrad 12/7/01 10:46:47 AM Reply	Oh, so you're still lurching around here? Uncle Fester The Man Who Knows Fucking Everything
Post #20,699 by Panhandler Joe 12/7/01 4:47:35 PM Reply	Adamms site better than anywhere else... snap snap [link\|http://panhandler.refers.to\|Got a Dollar]? [link\|http://cluex4.refers.to\|Buy a Clue]!

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