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How Microsoft Warded Off Rival (NY Times)

Several readers have pointed out this NY Times article (registration required), which indicates that Microsoft has probably violated European anti-trust laws in its efforts to win over Linux at all costs. "The Microsoft campaign against Linux raises questions about how much its aggressive, take-no-prisoners corporate culture has changed, despite having gone through a lengthy, reputation-tarnishing court battle in the United States that resulted in Microsoft's being found to have repeatedly violated antitrust laws."
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Larry Meadows quoted

Posted May 15, 2003 18:17 UTC (Thu) by ncm (subscriber, #165) [Link]

The article quotes Larry Meadows for Microsoft. Didn't Larry Meadows work for Apple for a long time?

Larry Meadows quoted

Posted May 16, 2003 4:36 UTC (Fri) by frodoballs (guest, #10827) [Link]

As what, a janitor? Who the hell is Larry Meadows?

How Microsoft Warded Off Rival (NY Times)

Posted May 15, 2003 19:57 UTC (Thu) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]

Also interesting is that the proposed amendment to the European Patent Convention was compiled by the Business Software Alliance, a mostly M$ funded group. (another anti-trusted related move in Europe IMO.)

...It's funny how a system that was designed to promote disclosure of ideas has been re-branded as a method to "protect research investment".

Ciaran O'Riordan

There may be a door!:=WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR M$ PAY FOR SCO TO WIN?

Posted May 16, 2003 1:20 UTC (Fri) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link]

When facts and things that happen match a certain criterion and logic, even when absurd at first site like the "get away free" of M$ in face of the anti-trust cases;...then one theory that can realy explain it, is a conspiracy or the absolute truth?

here is one: http://www.skolnicksreport.com/ccemicrosoft.html

It whorts the reading, belive me!(somehow it's an inside view,... ao much biased you will never know!)

SHOCK! HORROR! MS Plays Dirty!!

Posted May 19, 2003 10:43 UTC (Mon) by mdekkers (guest, #85) [Link]

Film at 11...

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