[Am-info] MS Deal in trouble

[Erick Andrews]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 16:20:52 -0600, Roy Bixler wrote:

>On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 01:14:38PM -0600, Eric M. Hopper wrote:
>> 	I wish they mentioned MN so I'd know if we should keep our
>> current Attorney General or not.
>
>Here's another link which does mention Minnesota as being a state that
>wants to continue litigation:
>
>http://chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-microsoft.story?coll=chi%2Dnews%2Dhed
>
>(I of course am disappointed that my state, Illinois, publically
>announced it wanted to sign the original deal with MS/DOJ.  Could it
>be that the Illinois AG saw the case as an unpopular one and thinks
>settling it will help him in his upcoming run for governor?  Anyway,
>despite government denials, the whole settlement smacked of some sense
>of political expediancy as in this story "Rush to Settle" at
>"http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/13542-1.html" indicates and
>the non-political DOJ staff recommended against the settlement.)
>
>R.

So, Roy.  Did you write your AG and "weigh in"?

What the hell.  Next election time we're all going to be the focus of
their "pogrom" anyhow.

-- 
Erick Andrews