Massachusetts investigating Microsoft

[arcticpenguin]

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/techcorporatenews/2003-07-08-microsoft-retaliation_x.htm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts is investigating whether Microsoft retaliated against a computer maker for promoting a rival operating system, a possible violation of the company's landmark settlement with the Bush administration and 18 other states.

Lawyers for the state told the judge in the antitrust case that they were investigating other complaints that Microsoft might have violated the settlement. Microsoft said it was complying fully with the settlement.

The MS settlement was widely viewed as a slap on the wrist. If MS hasn't even been complying with that, someone should put some serious hurt on them.

 

[Segnosaur]

The MS settlement was widely viewed as a slap on the wrist. If MS hasn't even been complying with that, someone should put some serious hurt on them.

Personally, I think the failure of the Bush administration to follow up on the case against microsoft was perhaps their bigget mistake.