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Get a grip.
I was being sarcastic. Hard to do in print, especially when you can't use italics. Some people in these forums take this crap so seriously when it can't possibly affect them personally.
I wasn't refering to IBM as being an extortionist but some of the suits brought against MS, particularly by state governments, just smack of being grandstand plays to get some easy money to finance bloated government budgets written by pork barrel happy politicians.

Dig the bong out of the closet and take a few hits. You'll feel better.
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Thats Nice  WarHippy | 07/02/05
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attempt to extort?  AgThorn | 07/01/05
uninformed  AgThorn | 07/01/05
Get a grip.  mustangj36@... | 07/01/05
You can do it.  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
OK, forget bullet points.  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Thanks, TKS  mustangj36@... | 07/01/05
Good for IBM, makes up for them tanking their PC division  FilledOut | 07/01/05
Who suffered what?  HeardThatBefore | 07/01/05
So why...  Fleeb | 07/01/05
Cheaper to settle  tsung | 07/01/05
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That's right:  michael_t | 07/01/05
Depends...  Truth_z | 07/01/05
Utterly confused ....  michael_t | 07/01/05
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Correction on the Dates:  michael_t | 07/04/05
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You mean... UNtruth?  deej_z | 07/01/05
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FYI:  michael_t | 07/01/05
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Har Har  Overcast | 07/01/05
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To PMC-CON  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
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