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Yes.
Microsoft got off their convictions in the DoJ trial with a settlement that imposes minimal punishment. To ignore even that simply allows them to return to their bad old ways and makes a mockery of several years of litigation in which it was proven that they illegally leveraged their monopoly. And here they are doing it again.

The settlement is the settlement. I don't like it, but it's there and it stands. If Microsoft can't abide by it, trivial as it is, then yes, they deserve to be prosecuted.

Given the simple functionality that this thing offers (as described in this article), why is it IE only? Why would MS risk court action over such a trifling feature?
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 10/21/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Gosh, what a surprise!  Chad_z | 10/20/03
Does anybody really care?  d_jedi | 10/20/03
Yes.  Fred Fredrickson | 10/21/03
Why do people assume hostile intent by MS?  d_jedi | 10/21/03
Yeah, apparently ...  DPete | 10/21/03
Of course people care. And READ the article.  BitTwiddler | 10/21/03
small potatos  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
Grrrrr  BitTwiddler | 10/22/03
MS Overriding MY CHOICE seems clear to me  Spoon Jabber | 10/22/03
I really don't care  DO_z | 10/21/03
RE: I really don't care  Iain_Peters | 10/22/03
Wish these people would stop nit picking already  lenohere | 10/21/03
Rest  FirstNLastN | 10/21/03
Is someone forcing you to choose?  DO_z | 10/21/03
be caredull what you ask for  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
RE: Is someone forcing you to choose  Iain_Peters | 10/22/03
Zit popers?  Fred Fredrickson | 10/21/03
poppers?  pschroeder@... | 10/21/03
You can't  BitTwiddler | 10/21/03
Re: Does anybody really care?  issthatso | 10/21/03
And now shopping is an OS function?  pixelpshr | 10/21/03
The ne"TRUSTWORTHY COMPUTING"....  mlindl | 10/21/03
XP music  Update victim | 10/21/03
Bare machines  pschroeder@... | 10/21/03
It's a step forward...  d_jedi | 10/21/03
Maybe they can legislate all music links  FilledOut | 10/21/03
MS being stupid  pschroeder@... | 10/21/03
Microsoft Can Do Whatever It Wants  andyhayes1 | 10/21/03
Get Real  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
this is going overboard  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
No MS is going overboard  Rick_K | 10/21/03
Yep, sounds like stepping over a line  FilledOut | 10/25/03

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