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Abramoff and Microsoft
Well I finally got a copy of Vanity Fair with the Jack Abramoff article. It is well known that Abramoff's carrer in lobbying was developed first at Preston, Gates and Ellis, a firm founded by Microsoft's cofounder's dad, Gate's Sr, to help Microsoft with its permatemp and antitrust problems.

Abramoff, on page 246 of the article, stated that he believed his down fall began with "competing lobbiests" who coveted his clientele.

That clientele would be the same he took with him when he left Preston Gates and Ellis. He also took two Microsoft consultants to his new firm hense likely agrevating Preston Gates and Ellis's most important customer - Microsoft.

It seems appropriate to conclude that Preston, Gates, and Ellis decided to screw Abramoff for leaving the firm and taking with him "trade secrets" in influence peddling as well as his team. More research is necessary but there is a connection to the Mob.

Read the article and remember that Abramoff is fundamentally a local boy to Seattle. The Washington Post, where damaging information was first fed about him, has on its board of directors, Mallinda Gates.

The current management of Microsoft needs to go. Bringing back the principle founder of the company Paul Allen, would do much to save the company.
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I demand the ultimate penalty for M$!  Linux Geek | 03/10/06
Come on everybody, after me: Ahhhh, poor, poor Microsoft.  DonnieBoy | 03/10/06
I don't know. I'd save those tears for yourself...  John Zern | 03/10/06
Man, you are making me cry, the tables have been turned on MS.  DonnieBoy | 03/10/06
Message has been deleted.  talisman | 03/12/06
not understanding this correctly  wrench_ninja | 03/13/06
I don't know. I'd save those tears for yourself...  c-o-b | 03/14/06
Common Criteria  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/10/06
How can you feel sorry for Microsoft when .........  Can you hear me | 03/10/06
Abramoff and Microsoft  mighetto | 03/10/06
You're deluded  marksashton | 03/11/06
You're deluded.. you might want to read this  barsteward | 03/13/06
LOL  java.user | 03/13/06
EC letter: Microsoft still out of compliance  Loverock Davidson | 03/10/06
Man, you bring tears to my eyes, Billy and Stevie being mistreated.  DonnieBoy | 03/10/06
because you're slow....  Monkey_MCSE | 03/10/06
You're right. Only DB would see otherwise..  John Zern | 03/10/06
Man, quit it, I can not stop crying. Poor MS abused by the Europeans!  DonnieBoy | 03/10/06
Why would they want that?  Cardinal_Bill | 03/10/06
my god bill, you're on to something  Monkey_MCSE | 03/11/06
whatever  Network Support | 03/13/06
huh??  wrench_ninja | 03/13/06
The open source crowd doesn't care about the code  Steve Z | 03/13/06
EC & US : Microsoft still out of compliance  B.O.F.H. | 03/10/06
OOooo Oooo I know! I know!!!  Linux User 147560 | 03/10/06
Really?  java.user | 03/10/06
For MS to pay a Billion a year to make it go away would be very affordable.  DonnieBoy | 03/10/06
Withdraw windows...  stevey_d | 03/11/06
You are right, withdrawing Windows is NOT an option for MS in Europe  DonnieBoy | 03/11/06
Even in our own country...  jasonp@... | 03/12/06
EC letter: Microsoft still out of compliance  c-o-b | 03/14/06
True case of tieing  Anton Philidor | 03/10/06
how can a us court influence a EU court  stevey_d | 03/11/06
The ECC is not a Court.  Anton Philidor | 03/11/06
Different legal system, different rules.  B.O.F.H. | 03/11/06
The Appeals Court kicked the breakup order...  Anton Philidor | 03/11/06
The Appeals Court... i wonder why they did  barsteward | 03/13/06
No  java.user | 03/13/06
ok. really slow this time. BUY A CLUE  wrench_ninja | 03/13/06
True case of tieing  c-o-b | 03/14/06
Let's see then what the penalties are going to be...  michael_t | 03/10/06
Now MS will sic the BSA on them  Boot_Agnostic | 03/11/06
"Old Europe" screws up again  marksashton | 03/11/06
On that clue thing...  zkiwi | 03/12/06
Split reviews? Who is right?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/12/06
Actually...  zkiwi | 03/12/06
re: actually  barsteward | 03/13/06
I've got a question  Shelendrea | 03/13/06
Yeah, it's not MS has lied in court before;-)  Richard Flude | 03/13/06
Split reviews? Who is right?  c-o-b | 03/14/06
MS Doesn't Have to Comply if it's not in their Interests  blunderdog | 03/13/06
MS Doesn't Have to Comply if it's not in their Interests  c-o-b | 03/14/06
Its this simple  mudfoot | 03/13/06
None of thier business  johnjd | 03/14/06
None of thier business  c-o-b | 03/14/06
Re None  johnjd | 03/14/06
I wonder...  DCMann | 03/14/06
I wonder...  c-o-b | 03/14/06

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