| ActiveMac | Anonymous | Create a User | Reviews | News | Forums | Advertise |
|
|
|
User Controls |
|
New User |
|
Login |
|
Edit/View My Profile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ActiveMac |
|
Articles |
|
Forums |
|
Links |
|
News |
|
News Search |
|
Reviews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Centers |
|
Windows/Microsoft |
|
DVD |
|
ActiveHardware |
|
Xbox |
|
MaINTosh |
|
News Search |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANet Chats |
|
The Lobby |
|
Special Events Room |
|
Developer's Lounge |
|
XBox Chat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ's |
|
Windows 98/98 SE |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Windows Me |
|
Windows "Whistler" XP |
|
Windows CE |
|
Internet Explorer 6 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Xbox |
|
DirectX |
|
DVD's |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TopTechTips |
|
Registry Tips |
|
Windows 95/98 |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Internet Explorer 4 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Windows NT Tips |
|
Program Tips |
|
Easter Eggs |
|
Hardware |
|
DVD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Reviews |
|
Applications |
|
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
|
Norton SystemWorks 2002 |
|
|
|
Hardware |
|
Intel Personal Audio Player 3000 |
|
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site News/Info |
|
About This Site |
|
Affiliates |
|
ANet Forums |
|
Contact Us |
|
Default Home Page |
|
Link To Us |
|
Links |
|
Member Pages |
|
Site Search |
|
Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credits |
 |
Dean says Blumenthal should stop Microsoft suit | |
|
||
| Time: 10:49 EST/15:49 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
|
Republican attorney general candidate Martha Dean says it's time for Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to end his pursuit of Microsoft. She calls his legal actions obsessive. Blumenthal decided last year not to join a settlement against the software giant with 18 other states, saying it had too many gaps and ambiguities. | ||
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 309 Last | Next |
The time now is
5:47:14 AM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
| #1 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/1/2002 10:52:32 AM |
| Let's hope Martha gets elected. It would be nice to see a resolution to this antitrust debacle. |
| #2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/1/2002 12:22:04 PM |
|
"This whole case was a democratic witch-hunt"
Robert Bork and Kenneth Starr are democrats? |
| #3 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 11/1/2002 12:52:34 PM |
|
And the JUDGES were appointed by Republicans, Peter.
'nuff said |
| #4 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 11/1/2002 1:04:16 PM |
|
I think it's strange how this is getting press just a few days before election--it's not gonna do her much good, and Blumenthal could be proved correct today and it could hurt her--but again, it's too late and this issue isn't on the top of people's lists right now.
Pathetic political maneuvering--meanwhile little attention has been paid to the fact that News Corp. and Microsoft bought themselves a blocking of the Echostar/Hughes merger... This IS big--Mikey Powell said he was going to step back, maybe even encourage mergers and less intervention, and the DOJ clearly doesn't want to pursue technology cases--so why was this deal halted by the FCC at the last minute and why does Ashcroft even have to go the extra mile of starting a legal case to prevent the merger? The reason: $$$$$$$! |
| #5 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/1/2002 1:55:33 PM |
|
Actually the big news was News Corp had been paying hackers to break the encryption on the Directv smart cards.
I'm not surprised News Corp wants to block the DirecTV/Hughes merger. But why do you think Microsoft? |
| #6 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 11/1/2002 2:16:17 PM |
|
because it's well-known that in the past four to five months the PACs have been very aggressive about this issue and that the funding has come from News Corp. primarily and MS second... Both have already made failed attempts at the US satellite market, both will do anything to keep competitors from expanding, etc... MS has been playing both sides of the ball, cuddling up to Rupert when they think News Corp can lock up a market and/or pursuing their own deals and/or investments when not. The quick and recent success of a block attempt is also interesting-Rupert has been flooding DC with cash for over a year--yes, politicians like cash, but some don't like Rupert and most don't care about being swayed by a foreigner; Rupert is smarter in political matters than MS has been--so enter MS, a company some on the Hill love to love--over the last two or three years, they've learned alot from him when it comes to politics, and in this case, they know they are getting played but don't mind it because DTV could be a big threat--whereas News Corp. will also be blocked from gaining hold of Hughes.
I don't see how some conspiracy theory about hacking (something that is illegal and would be stopped) is bigger than Michael Powell blocking the merger, when he's never met a merger he didn't like, and John Ashcroft starting a lawsuit when he doesn't know or care about technology at the moment. Considering both men's well-known views on such issues, how can anyone not see that this block was bought? This post was edited by sodajerk on Friday, November 01, 2002 at 14:23. |
| #7 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/1/2002 3:01:12 PM |
|
jerky boy - "Considering both men's well-known views on such issues, how can anyone not see that this block was bought?"
No. There was always a question that this merger would succeed. It's pretty big, as it would give one company 90% of the satellite TV market. |
| #8 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 11/1/2002 3:03:41 PM |
| Yes, and the FCC had more or less accepted the concession made by EchoStar to have Cablevision be a sat reseller, and the merger has been underway for the entire term of Mikey and he never once expressed concerns about it. |
| #9 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 11/1/2002 7:11:41 PM |
|
kyhron, I'm gonna vote of course.
yes, they do get pretty damn stupid don't they. Thank God the Republicans are so ravingly fanatical they picked the only moron in the entire state of California that could possibly lose to Gray Davis in this election cycle as their candidate. My @sshole could have ran a more intelligent campaign. That makes that decision a little easier, not that I want pencilneck as Guv either, but ... it's better than the alternative. |
| #10 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 11/1/2002 8:08:05 PM |
|
Heh, I like Dole. (I'm not opposed to all Republicans by category.) I know--there's not much I can do about the idiocy of America and its politics, but I wasn't gonna be a weakling and let you say: I can't do anything about it.
If you want to know the reference I was making, in Cali, they tried to run Riordan for Guv, in the primaries--very rightwing Republican mayor of LA--but because he's a little liberal on some social issues (abortion), they picked Simon to run against Davis who should have had as good a chance of getting reelected as Gary Condit if it weren't for Simon. Simon's been implicated as avoiding taxes in offshore tax shelters (active investigation by the IRS), but he refused to release his tax returns. When he finally gave in, he let reporters in a room with piles and piles of dics for a couple of hours... He supported a gay rights proposition temporarily and then pulled out when he got to much heat from the right wing so he pulled support, garnering enough mistrust and illwill on both sides... Then recently, and there were many, many more gaffs, he actually claimed to have photographic evidence of Gray Davis accepting a campaign donation in the governor's office--this was from COPS, an organization of Cali sheriffs. When the photo came out, it was clearly not the Governor's office, and clearly was a party office (or somethign I don't remember) from a date and time that Davis and former-COPS leaders had said it was which was perfectly legal. So, not only was it complete bullsh!t, but this @sshole was accusing a standing Guv and former sheriffs of Cali of criminal bribery without any evidence... meanwhile he's being investigated for tax evasion at a time where financial responsibility is pretty key in Cal. Silly stuff, and he is luckily going to lose for it. This post was edited by sodajerk on Friday, November 01, 2002 at 20:11. |
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 309 Last | Next |
The time now is
5:47:14 AM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
