Re: I agree. The justice system is working and there is...

Post #4,181 by Yendor 8/8/01 10:01:00 AM Reply	Re: I agree. The justice system is working and there is... When the lower court judge is assigned, they'll seriously negotiate a remedy with DOJ and settle out of court with a "consent decree". I just hope it does serious damage to MSFT. I'm not too sure I agree with this. The reason I say that is that I haven't seen much out of the states (not the DOJ) that says they're willing to settle. I think that, even though the DOJ appears to be leading the circus, it seems that the states (all 18 of 'em now) are in the driver's seat. The DOJ will follow the states' lead -- if they're not happy with a Consent Decree, then the DOJ won't necessarily settle. -YendorMike In order to understand recursion, one must understand recursion.
Post #4,238 by Andrew Grygus 8/8/01 2:27:07 PM Reply	The first settlement meeting adjourned . . . . . . without setting a date for another meeting. From this I presume the DoJ insisted that structural remedies were still in play. Microsoft had already said they would not negotiate if structural remedies were to be considered. The states will not accept negotiations without structural remedies on the table. End of settlement story. It's pretty clear this is going to be another Waco. The only way Justice will get a settlement is to go in with tanks, and Microsoft will elect self immolation in one form or another. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #4,345 by jb4 8/9/01 9:38:13 AM Reply	Can I bring the marshmallows? jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #4,292 by a6l6e6x 8/8/01 5:51:48 PM Reply	You have a good point about the states. It does comlicate the process. But, at some point MSFT will realize that they are out of runway and begin to make concessions to avoid break-up. The states unanimity of position will at some point begin to crumble. No one will proclaim that a MSFT break-up is a goal in itself. Only the goal that MSFT end certain illegal monopolistic practices and begin other practices or actions, e.g. no bundling of products, no pre-announce of products, public disclosure of interfaces, etc. After a majority of states gets it's pound of flesh, the rest will fall in place. Perpetual bickering would only help MSFT because they could continue with their behavior. Alex Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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