Friday, November 1, 2002

M$ Antitrust Ruling Today -- 1:31 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

The judge is supposed to report on whether or not she accepts the antitrust settlement that Microsoft made with the Department of Justice. The announcement will be made after the markets close today at 4:00 U.S. eastern time. We'll keep you posted.

UPDATE! The judge basically agreed with the settlement between the DoJ and Microsoft. Check CNN for all the details. MS was found to have committed anticompetitive actions, but I question how much this decision will really change anything. This is still far from over, especially if Sun, et al, decide to start suing.

J.t.Qbe comments: Well, I guess I'm not too surprised by this, after seeing the DoJ cave in to Microsoft's "settlement". I like the part where Microsoft's compliance will be overseen by a panel consisting of--get this--Microsoft representatives. Still, this may not be a bad thing: if Microsoft is allowed to run amok, it will simply drive more and more to recognize it for what it is and to seek alternatives.

The Master comments: Since this is another wimpy slap on the wrist for M$, I doubt we'll see anything less than total domination of the closed-source market by M$, and hopefully the open-source world will take it to the next level and give people an easy way to switch. Here's to hoping, because the government refuses to face the monster that is Microsoft. Funny, they had no problems with IBM or AT&T . . .

News for 11/01/2002

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