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To: Rink who wrote (162677)	6/28/2005 10:33:02 AM
From: TGPTNDR	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Rink, Re: I stated my reason for not trusting US antitrust courts (MS case resulting in verdict without real punishment - a fine that would have cost MS real $$, or a breakup - there was no real punishment).> You'll get no argument from me there. I was opposed to that settlement and posted to that effect many times. It amounted to an advertising campaign for MS and a "ME TOO" grab for the states. The major problem with that suit, from my perspective, was the administration change between the start and end. Since it was a DOJ (Federal Government) suit the stakeholders on the DOJ side also changed. Realize also that the member states are mostly full of political hacks with no power and limited desire except in the greed area. (But that's not limited to the US. If you have a serious look around the EU I think you'll agree that there is an unseemly smell around a lot of political decisions.) Since this is a private suit ( somewhat impervious to changes in administration unless INTC, HP, DELL, or one of the other biggies makes a tender offer ) I don't expect similar botchings. ( And I'm not kidding, too much, about that. With an $8B market cap AMD is still relative CHUMP CHANGE to just buy. ) -tgp