[Am-info] Re: Who supports settlement, who got money from MS?

[Will Occam]

James Love wrote, on Mon, 10 Dec, 2001:
> Does anyone have time to go through these comments and find out which
> groups that support the settlement have received MS funding?
>
> http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/webdatapages1/DisplayMISC.asp

Whilst we are all playing this game, could we also obtain a list of which
companies fund the Consumer Project on Technology?

After all, turnabout is fair play.

Similarly, a list of contributors to the good Senator Orrin Hatch's ProComp
organization would surely be in order at this point?

Oh. Actually, I appear to have found that information by myself:

"ProComp funded by MS enemies
It's not surprising that ProComp is on the government's side. The group,
which was formed earlier this year, is funded by the anti-Microsoft troika
of Netscape Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:NSCP), Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCL)
and Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), as well as a host of other
organizations and software companies -- including the Software Publishers
Association and database technology developer Sybase Inc.
"Our goal it to increase awareness on a daily basis of what's happening in
the trial," says ProComp Executive Director Mitchell S. "Mike" Pettit, a
seasoned lobbyist who served as technical advisor to Sen. Bob Dole during
his presidential campaign."
http://www.actonline.org/press_room/news/111098%20inter@ctiveweek%20trial.ht
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It just goes to show you; it doesn't matter which side you are on, there are
people who are pushing money around to turn it to their own ends.
Where does your paycheck come from, Mr. Love?
Have you ever asked yourself that?
Are you being manipulated by others who would use you and your organization
to further their own ends?

I feel that only you have the answer to that question.

Bill.