[Am-info] STATES SEEK MICROSOFT WINDOWS SOURCE CODE

[Erick Andrews]

On Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:29:38 -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote:

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>STATES SEEK MICROSOFT WINDOWS SOURCE CODE
>(Source: InfoWorld.com) The state attorneys general still
>pursuing the antitrust case against Microsoft have asked a
>federal judge to force the company to show them the inner
>workings of its flagship product.
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>http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=640472
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This is interesting.  The article reports:

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"This is the equivalent of demanding of Coke that they turn
over the formula," said Andrew Gavil, a professor of antitrust
law at Howard University. "This is exactly what Microsoft
wanted to avoid."

In Tuesday's motion, the states also asked the judge to appoint 
a technical expert to help provide "impartial opinions on the
complex, highly technical issues raised by the parties ...."
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Is there a precedent for this?  Only thing that quickly comes
to mind might be the "O-Rings" designed by Morton Thiokol.

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Erick Andrews