[Am-info] Re: MS Depositions

[Marcus de Geus]

In reply to a message from "John J. Urbaniak" <jjurban@attglobal.net> dated=
 2002-01-30 17:06:45 -0500 (Wed):

> > > If, as I think, the answer is no, why are all these lawyers so terrif=
ied to
> > > take the bastards on?
> >
> > Because Microsoft can outlast nearly anyone in court.  They have a lot
> > of money, steady income, and good lawyers.  It takes serious resolve and
> > financial resources to see a court case to the finish.
> >
> 
> No, no.  That's another part of the spin and FUD.  If they always lose, t=
hen they
> have to pay the legal fees too.

Quite so, but M$ can afford to pay up, just as they can afford to answer an=
y case with the best available means, and if they have to pay up, it will b=
e at the conclusion of a case at the very earliest. On the other hand, any =
opponents will need the same kind of serious money (and other resources) fr=
om the outset to see them through the protracted (we're talking M$ here, re=
member?) court proceedings in the first place. Not many companies can, or a=
re willing to, risk that kind of money on the off chance of getting it back=
 at the end of a long run that may well see the company to its grave before=
 the case is over.

Regards,

Marcus de Geus
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