-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John Poltorak wrote: | Following the Judge's ruling that appears to draw line under the | Anti-trust case. [snip] The following is what Joe Barr had to say on another list. He just may be correct. I certainly hope so!! Fred _______________ She is laying a trap. I doubt that Gates will miss it. I expect MS to vigorously fight against her suggested revisions to the proposed settlement. Why do I feel that way? She warned MS execs in court that their promises to be good would come back to haunt them if their actions didn't match their words. In her opinion, she makes it quite clear that she is aware of Microsoft's propensity for lies. The prince and all that. And finally, one of the most glaring weaknesses in the proposed settlement is its lack of teeth. Her amendments give her full and immediate power to enforce "the letter and the spirit" of the final judgement. By putting only MS folks on the committee, she is making it Microsoft's responsibility and Microsoft's responsibility alone to adhere to the settlement. That's the extra rope. This little old lady is going to bring MS to its knees. Watch and see. - -- Fred A. Miller Systems Administrator Cornell Univ. Press Services fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org - --- SuSE Linux v8.0 Pro, KMail 1.4.3--- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Netscape - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAj3D9iMACgkQB9vk4ichYXdiuQCgrbQ8a9azwdfhY3o6FFFkjQA6 jAsAni5a67cfuQOTtATmqNDFJ643dRbX =1OvL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----