Wednesday, June 7, 2000

Microsoft to Break Up! -- 4:32 pm CST, Update by The Master

It's official-Microsoft must be broken in two, an article on CNET News, indicates the final judgment has been handed down, and Microsoft is to be broken in two.

As part of a strongly worded decision, Jackson said the court "has reluctantly come to the conclusion...that a structural remedy has become imperative: Microsoft as it is presently organized and led is unwilling to accept the notion that it broke the law or accede to an order amending its conduct."

He added that Microsoft "continues to do business as it has in the past and may yet do to other markets what it has already done to the PC operating system and browser markets."

Jackson also said Microsoft has "proved untrustworthy in the past." He said Microsoft should not be surprised by the ruling, either. According to Jackson, Microsoft had sought "months of additional time" in further hearings regarding a breakup.

A.T. Hun comments: J.t.Qbe and I were at our favorite pub, Sherlock's Home, to toast the ruling with a couple pints of Bishop's Bitter. It will be interesting to see how the appeals go. I think it goes without saying that this case will be heard by the Supreme Court, if not soon then certainly later.

J.t.Qbe comments: And it was good Bitter too! But the toast was merely a formality--wasn't it obvious what Jackson's ruling would be? I hope that the Supreme Court takes it on soon and gets this finished.

News for 06/07/2000

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