The Microsoft Verdict [LWN.net]

For anyone who hasn't heard yet, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has made a decision in the case of the United States v. Microsoft Corp. There is quite a bit of press about it, naturally. It is even possible that LWN.net will have more to say in our upcoming weekly edition. In the meantime here are a few links.

News.com: Rivals come up short in decision "In her strongly worded decision, Kollar-Kotelly said that the remedies proposed by nine state attorneys general were so outlandish that they amounted to an "unjustified manipulation of the marketplace"...""
TechWeb: No 'Hibernation' For Microsoft "Speaking during a teleconference Friday evening, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates called the judge's decision a fair resolution and said his company has already taken steps to comply."
eWeek Exclusive: Peter Coffee on MS Settlement "In short words, the company broke the law--and got away with it."
Dan Kegel has provided line-by-line comparison of the original proposal and the final judgement, along with his impressions.

(Log in to post comments)