States, DOJ may team on Microsoft news.com
All I can say is Go Team Go. Gimme an I. . .
A two-day meeting where representatives of some ten state attorneys general and the Justice Department discussed possible strategies for legal action against Microsoft ended yesterday, with eight officials appearing to be interested in joining forces, according to a participant.
"It struck me as being very much a prologue to a lot of cooperation and to what could be a very broad inquiry into Microsoft's practices," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The source, who hailed the meeting as a success, declined to discuss the substance of the meeting, other than to say that "procedural issues" dominated the talks. While some 18 to 20 representatives from an estimated 10 states attended the San Francisco get-together, 8 "appeared to be actively interested in joining forces," the person added.
The domestic law enforcement brigade, legal division, nefarious international ilk conspiracy considers its options. The security arm will have to check out the leak.
The person declined to say which states sent representatives to the meeting, but representatives from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin have all confirmed they have subpoenaed Microsoft for documents regarding potentially anticompetitive practices. Florida, Iowa, and Minnesota are believed to have sent identical subpoenas, but representatives from those states will not comment.
I have no knowledge of the others, but for the W state I would advise interested parties to address contributions to Gov. Tommy Thompson, Madison, WI. He's known to be quite responsive to the highest bidder. Unfortunately, the state AG is elected and from another party, which leads to the Guv perpetually trying to restructure him out of existence.
Cheers, Dan. |
