[Am-info] MSDOJ: End of the Road

[Mitch Stone]

--- From a message sent by Paul Rickard on 11/1/01 1:39 PM ---

>========== On 2001.11.01 02:10 AM, Mitch Stone typed: ============
>
>>Few details, no substance. It's unsurprising the hear about a potential 
>>settlement now that the judge's deadline is approaching, but it seems 
>>unlikely that all of the states will go along. Then what?
>
>    The states can certainly keep going, but the case is damaged goods... 
>I don't see that the states can do anything beyond get a stronger 
>settlement of their own or spend millions of dollars to keep Microsoft 
>slightly distracted for a few more years.

They'd have to stick together, and without the DOJ providing focus, it 
would be like herding cats. Of course they can (and some I presume, will) 
protest the settlement terms in the Tunney hearing.

 Mitch Stone  
 mitch@accidentalexpert.com