[Am-info] Re: MS Depositions

[John J. Urbaniak]

Marcus de Geus wrote:

> Quite so, but M$ can afford to pay up, just as they can afford to answer any case with the best available means, and if they have to pay up, it will be 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) from the outset to see them through the protracted (we're talking M$ here, remember?) court proceedings in the first place. Not many companies can, or are 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.
>

This is a myth.  Microsoft is very vulnerable in court.  They have a long history of losses.  And *the loser* can be held responsible for legal fees.

John