Dan, you have good points, and to some degree I could agree with you, MSFT used all it had in their power to dominate the market, but please tell me how did it hurt the public? Where where we before the DOS and the Windows! Its thanks to MSFT that we are exchanging this post. I have used the DOS, windodws, the office and other MSFT softwear to advacne my small business. But I have lived long enough to remember the nightmare with computers prior to that. I think the same goes for the many other citizens not only in the US but world-wide. So we have to be fair, they did the public a service. Now did they do dominate the market and used their power illegally? Probably they did. I guess whoever in charge of such awsome power would do the same. However, the DOJ and the judge should cut out this sutpidity about MSFT hraming the public! How many American citizens are demonstrating in front of MSFT HQ's crying for justice? none!
My friend, this is a political issue, that goes deeper than we think! They want MSFT broken up, becasue they are afraid.
As for the judge, I thought the judge had to be fair and above all parties! Well, Mr. Jackson showed bias from the start. Was it becasue of the stupidity and arrogance of MSFT defence? I can't tell. What I can tell is that MSFT lawyers did irritate Mr. Jackosn from the start, and I am disappointed that such powerful entity can have such a "piss poor" legal team. Or maybe they know something we don't? We should wait for the ingame.
Kind regards
Yaacov |