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| DATE | 2001-11-04 |
| FROM | bandie@linuxfreemail.com
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Richard Schwartz is in charge of New York state's
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Thank You
I will do this. Any settlement that doesn't strip XP
of it's 'closed internet' software should be rejected.
Bandie Musica Al...
At Fri, 2 Nov 2001 17:25:42 -0500 (EST) , Jay Sulzberger wrote:
>
>The federal judge today gave the states until Tuesday to accept or reject
>the settlement proposed by Microsoft and the United States Department of
>Justice. The proposed settlement would allow Microsoft and
>Dell/Compaq/HP/IBM/etc. to continue their practice of offering only
>Microsoft operating systems on mass market IBM style peecees, and further,
>refusing to give refunds in case the buyer does not run the Microsoft OS
>already on the hard disk. The settlement, if accepted by all parties,
>including the judge, would formally sanction as legal this very effective
>blocking of competition at the level of the OS.
>
>Any settlement that does not guarantee a level playing field for all
>operating systems at point of sale of IBM style peecees is not a
>settlement at all, but a license for Microsoft and Dell/Compaq/HP/IBM/etc.
>to continue to deny most computer buyers any choice at all of operating
>systems.
>
>Please read the proposed settlement and then write to Richard Schwartz.
>
>Text of proposed settlement:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/trial/nov01/11-02settlement.asp
>
>Address of Richard Schwartz:
>
>richard.schwartz-at-oag.state.ny.us
>
>oo--JS.
>
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