Re: Score one for Microsoft

["Bill G. Riel" <briel@ibm.net>]

On Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:39:00 -0500, Erick Andrews wrote:

>
>I suspect that the major reason that South Carolina pulled out
>is for lack of resources.  That is, no bucks to stay the course.
>
>Erick

There may be something to that. It sounds like they were pretty minor
players in this case anyway 

From:
 http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,375709,00.html

Antitrust defection not expected to cause a ripple

  Attorneys General in Minnesota,
  Wisconsin and Iowa said Monday
  afternoon they are committed to
  participating in the trial and have
  no plans to back down.

[...]

  Other sources said South
  Carolina has not participated
  much in the preparation or
  execution of the lawsuit and has
  had little communication with the
  other states thus far.

--
Personally, I think this is a pretty minor event. Something Microsoft
can use for some badly needed positive PR, but totally irrelevant to
the outcome of the case.

Bill