[Am-info] Re: MS Depositions

[John J. Urbaniak]

John Poltorak wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 04:52:40PM -0500, Sujal Shah wrote:
> > On Wed, 2002-01-30 at 16:45, John J. Urbaniak wrote:
> > [SNIP]
> > > If, as I think, the answer is no, why are all these lawyers so terrified 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.
>
> I guess the only company who could take them on properly is IBM. The case
> against MS has been set in stone by the Findings of Fact. It only remains
> for IBM to set the wheels in motion to screw billions out of MS. And now
> MS would not dare retaliate and penalise IBM by forcing it to pay over the
> odds for Windows licences.
>
> Maybe this would be an ideal opportunity for Sam Palmisano to show his
> mettle when he takes over as the new boss.
>
> Go Sam!
>

I won't hold my breath.

John