[Am-info] STATES SEEK MICROSOFT WINDOWS SOURCE CODE

[Paul Rickard]

========== On 2002.02.14 04:40 PM, Erick Andrews typed: ============

>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.

    Didn't the government have to step in and force railroads to use the 
same standards on their tracks so lines could join together? Or did I 
dream that up...


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