[Am-info] States May Ask for Unbundled Version of Windows

Fri, 07 Dec 2001 09:29:07 -0600

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States May Ask for Unbundled Version of Windows 
State attorneys general pressing the antitrust case against Microsoft 
Corp. may ask a judge to order the company to offer a cheaper, 
stripped-down version of its Windows operating system, a source 
familiar with the case said on Wednesday. The nine states still suing 
Microsoft are eying the requirement as part of a proposed antitrust
remedy they are scheduled to submit to U.S. District Court Judge 
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Friday. 
http://www.intelligentx.com/newsletters/technology/articles/story_tech1_120701.html

Hmmm, a cheaper stripped-down version of windows - I guess that would
be the one where it skips right from boot-up to the blue screen of
death, saving you all that time you normally waste opening applications
and waiting for the general protection faults to erupt. How considerate.

Glenn

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321 Church St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

(612) 624-2991 FAX 6-5009 
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<br><b>States May Ask for Unbundled Version of Windows</b>
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State attorneys general pressing the antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. may ask a judge to order the company to offer a cheaper, stripped-down version of its Windows operating system, a source familiar with the case said on Wednesday.
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The nine states still suing Microsoft are eying the requirement as part of a proposed antitrust remedy they are scheduled to submit to U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Friday.
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Requiring an "unbundled'' version of Windows is one of several ideas the states are considering as they try to come up with sanctions that will be tougher than those agreed to by Microsoft, the U.S. Justice Department and nine of the other states who have signed on to a settlement of the case.
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The draft remedy also would strike down a long list of loopholes in the current settlement deal and do more to ensure that Microsoft discloses key source code in Windows to other software makers, the source said.
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The draft also contains a provision that would require Microsoft to include Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java programming language in its new Windows XP operating system and ensure that its Office software is compatible with other software platforms, the source said.
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Microsoft had included Java in its operating system for years but dropped it from Windows XP because of legal problems with Sun Microsystems.
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Lawyers representing the hold-out states held meetings today with antitrust experts and industry officials to get feedback on a draft remedy proposal, sources said.
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