Analysts Predict Ruling Against Microsoft techweb.com
Microsoft is held in contempt by thousands of resentful computer users and competitors.
In return, of course, thousands of Microsofties and their investor friends hold us in contempt. What could be fairer?
On Tuesday, it may also be held in contempt by the U.S. government.
Similarly, that would be only fair too, but I won't bet on the outcome. I was getting mighty nervous about the way the local press was talking before yesterday's Packer game, too, but their optimism proved justified. I offer no prediction. These guys do, though. . .
According to both industry and legal analysts, a federal judge is likely to do just that. . . .
If he does find Microsoft in contempt, Judge Jackson will have the option of imposing a threatened $1 million-a-day fine, which has never been enacted. If Jackson did impose the fine, it could be applied retroactively to Dec. 11, Gray said.
That may be the reason Microsoft has changed its approach in the past few days.
"Microsoft seems to have gone out of its way to goad the judge," said analyst Chris Le Tocq of Dataquest, in San Jose, Calif. "It's interesting that we now see a conciliatory approach by Microsoft, which implies they think their ground is not quite as firm as they thought when they started."
All this excitement within 3 days, I can't take it. Mercifully, NT is holding up well for me, otherwise I'd really be going nuts! IE is sort of nutty, though, at least when not the primary browser. One time, a click in nav vectored into IE, another time a click in IE opened up Nav. Another time, a click sent me into NT explorer! Sheesh, I was just trying to hit the ESPN Packer story on home.microsoft.com, never did get there. Is there any way to turn of image autoload in IE?
Cheers, Dan. |
