So you suspect that Be intends to sue

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Post #7,461 by brettj 9/1/01 2:05:32 PM Reply	So you suspect that Be intends to sue ... hoping that they will get triple damages since Microsoft has violated section 2? Their might be a few fame/fortune-seeking lawyers that would be willing to take the case, don't you think? What would the remaining 4-6 Be employess do with all the money from such a lawsuit? Start a new biz, retire, ...? Isn't BeOS Open-Source now?
Post #7,463 by Andrew Grygus 9/1/01 2:41:31 PM Reply	I suspect they intend to try . . . . and yes, I suspect there are some law firms that would be quite interested, espcially since Microsoft had an almost perfect record for either losing or buying out before their conviction. There is a strong possibility the DoJ refused the boot loader issue specifically because it was so strong. If they didn't get a good enough conviction in the current case, they could file again. I see no reason Be couldn't rake Microsoft over the coals at this point. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #8,005 by orion 9/8/01 7:37:00 PM Reply	One possibility Is that once Microsoft is punished by the DOJ, will the Feds be giving Palm/Be money to compete with what is left of Microsoft? Just like Teloco companies got money to compete with what AT&T was broken up into? If they cannot get the money one way (Suing) maybe they can get it another way (Richfare)? *Picking up the pieces of my broken life.*
Post #8,016 by Ashton 9/8/01 8:52:09 PM Reply	Heh.. love the thought!

Now that Palm owns Be, will they sue Microsoft? - (brettj) - (6) - Sept. 1, 2001, 10:18:22 AM EDT

This may not be possible for Palm - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Sept. 1, 2001, 12:07:13 PM EDT

So you suspect that Be intends to sue - (brettj) - (3) - Sept. 1, 2001, 02:05:32 PM EDT

I suspect they intend to try . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Sept. 1, 2001, 02:41:31 PM EDT

One possibility - (orion) - (1) - Sept. 8, 2001, 07:37:00 PM EDT

Heh.. love the thought! -NT - (Ashton) - Sept. 8, 2001, 08:52:09 PM EDT

Here's a previous thread on the topic. - (Ashton) - Sept. 1, 2001, 04:48:56 PM EDT

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