[Am-info] ACT TODAY

[Gene Gaines]

Microsuckers,

IF YOU CARE, PHONE YOUR STATE ATTY. GENERAL NOW!

See:

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO65385,00.html

Mass. rejects Microsoft deal; other states mum

BY PATRICK THIBODEAU
(November 05, 2001)
WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts has come out
officially against the Microsoft antitrust
settlement announced by the Department of
Justice last week. But it remained to be
seen whether the other 17 states involved
in this case would back that position or
wind up accepting the deal.

The settlement agreement is facing
trouble and some states in the coalition
are pushing for more restrictions in the
Justice-backed plan presented in court
Friday morning (see story). But it was
unclear by late morning Monday whether
representatives from the states were
committed to a single course of action.

The states' attorneys general were
involved in ongoing discussions about
the settlement during the weekend and
have solicited the opinions of experts,
according to sources. They are due to
tell U.S. District Court Judge Colleen
Kollar-Kottelly whether they intend to
join the Justice Department's settlement
with Microsoft tomorrow.




Gene Gaines
gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
Sterling, Virginia