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States: Microsoft Urged Linux Retaliation | |
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| Time: 14:15 EST/19:15 GMT | News Source: Reuters | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Microsoft Corp executive urged the company to quietly retaliate against supporters of the rival Linux operating system in an August 2000 memo that nine states still suing the software giant want admitted as evidence. The nine states seeking stiff antitrust sanctions against Microsoft late on Monday asked the judge in the case to reconsider her decision that shielded Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates from the e-mail message during his testimony last month. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 5/14/2002 2:24:12 PM |
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On this point Microsoft is just plain stupid.
Actions like this do not further their position in the marketplace. It only helps to further the goals of the Linux/anti-MS movement. If they would instead be cooperative, friendly and so forth it would make the anti-MS people look even more ridiculous than they do now. |
| #2 By 1124 (165.170.128.66) at 5/14/2002 2:37:49 PM |
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Microsoft can't keep some idiot from writing a memo. Prove that they did what the memo suggested then you can call them stupid.
BTW, one of MS closest friend in the PC hardware business(Dell), started to sell pre-install Linux and stopped after finding out that it was not profitable. |
| #3 By 61 (65.32.169.133) at 5/14/2002 3:14:31 PM |
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Ok, so now it's wrongthat MS wanted to step up competition against Linux? Basically, Microsoft isn't aloud to compete at all now?
This case has gone way to far, and needs to be brought to a halt. And if Microsoft is a monopoly, then why do they feel the need to compete against Linux? The whole damn thing needs to be overturned, especially the Findings of "Fact" This post was edited by CPUGuy on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 15:15. |
| #4 By 6859 (204.71.100.215) at 5/14/2002 3:25:52 PM |
| GPUGuy, you are so right. It is as if MS isn't being allowed the right of competing against anyone simply becasue of their position. Sad state of affairs... |
| #5 By 415 (199.8.64.163) at 5/14/2002 3:39:03 PM |
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Since when is internally urging your employees to dislike a competitor's product a bad thing, or even against the law?!? And, don't say it's because MS is a monopoly ... that's total B.S.
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| #6 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 5/14/2002 5:23:15 PM |
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Recently at a British Petroleum board meeting, one of the executives recommended that BP shut down refineries in order to reduce the supply of gasoline on the market. The net effect would be a price increase in certain markets, thus increasing the BP profit margin, since the supply was artificially reduced by their control rather than thru say OPEC which would have resulted in an increase in crude oil pricing.
This was released to the public. BP denied they accepted the recommendation, and also stated the executive was very junior, has been reprimanded and sent to "how to be a good corporate citizen" training. But can you understand why this created some outrage? There has been a slew of evidence now from the Enron case that there was market manipulation occuring in California with regards to electrical pricing. Whether or not it's legal, or right, or whatever... I just think it creates bad PR and there is no reason for this. Microsoft doesn't need to threaten people if they use Linux, they just need to show to them why Windows is better. This post was edited by sodablue on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 17:47. |
| #7 By 61 (168.254.225.254) at 5/15/2002 1:29:11 PM |
| #10, in this case, it is stupid. It completely takes away Microsoft's ability to compete. |
| #8 By 4209 (163.192.21.2) at 5/15/2002 3:32:50 PM |
| #10 in some cases the antitrust laws are stupid. Mostly the ones that claim the consumers are hurt, but only have competitors as the ones hurt. Who the hell cares about the competitiors, if they get off there ass and do something they would probably do a hell of a lot better. I as a consumer do not feel hurt by MS at all, and I have yet to see anyone give me an example of a consumer being hurt. |
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