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Microsoft, Feds Reach Tentative Deal | |
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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: Associated Press | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department (news - web sites) reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to settle the historic antitrust case against the software giant, and state attorneys general were reviewing terms of the deal, according to people familiar with the talks. Terms of the prospective settlement were closely guarded, and people close to the negotiations cautioned that precise language was still being worked out even between Microsoft and the Justice Department. The attorneys generals from the states that sued Microsoft for antitrust violations were weighing whether to sign onto the deal, the sources said. | ||
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| #1 By 116 (66.68.170.138) at 10/31/2001 11:23:01 PM |
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Haleluja! I am so glad they finally are getting this thing resolved. Thank you MS and thank you Justice Dept.
Can't wait to see what the stock does about this tomorrow... |
| #2 By 1124 (165.170.128.65) at 11/1/2001 8:18:00 AM |
| This is great news. I hope it is finally over. I would love to never hear illegal monopoly in reference to MS again. Now they can be a legal monopoly with the blessing of the JD. :) |
| #3 By 1124 (165.170.128.65) at 11/1/2001 9:09:01 AM |
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#10 I think the judge who said MS was an illegal monopoly is an idiot.
#11 Real Network makes crap software. I will never install it on my computer. |
| #4 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/1/2001 3:56:19 PM |
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What damage might that be #14?
Never seen someone actually answer that question. It's interesting to note that there is far more diversity available today with regards to operating systems and application software than in the past 10 years previous. The "Monopoly" must have caused this! |
| #5 By 1845 (207.173.73.201) at 11/1/2001 5:14:59 PM |
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It seems to me that there is a huge push and great desire for standards compliancy in the computer industry. Thanks to ubiquitous Windows, we have a standard platform, yet so many people are so upset that the standard exists - they would prefer competition and a fragmentation of platforms (like what we see today in the wireless market).
I suppose if Microsoft would've submitted Windows to a standards body and then become a monopoly with it, nobody would complain. Since they competed ferociously and wanted own their intellectual property, the world is in uproar. Having one platform on 88% of desktop computers is a GREAT benefit to programmers and consumers. If you believe in standards, how can you dispute this? |
| #6 By 116 (66.68.170.138) at 11/1/2001 10:39:31 PM |
| Excellent comment Bob. |
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