[Am-info] 2 to 1 against the settlement

Erick Andrews Erick Andrews" <eandrews@star.net
Thu, 07 Feb 2002 19:16:29 -0500 (EST)


On Thu, 07 Feb 2002 16:21:39 -0500, John J. Urbaniak wrote:

>DOJ, Microsoft consider settlement  changes in antitrust case
>
>
>BY CARA GARRETSON, IDG NEWS SERVICE
>(February 07, 2002)
>
>  http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO68109,00.html
>
>...
>
>"Indeed, during the 60-day public comment period that ended Jan. 28, the
>DOJ received more than  30,000 submissions, the report said. Of the
>total submissions -- which included advertisements and,  in one case,
>pornography -- about 7,500 were in favor of the settlement, 15,000
>opposed it, and  7,000 did not express a view one way or another,
>according to the report. "
>
>...
>
>John
>

That's encouraging.  I just hope "the powers to be" don't spend too
much time on the porno.  

Seems like these days I get 7,000 erectile-viagra-breast-enlargement-
spams at every logon.  If it would help them, I'll save and forward them.

-- 
Erick Andrews