[Am-info] Have the States settled?

[John J. Urbaniak]

Nine states have settled.  Nine have not.

I had heard previously that the good Judge was to reach a decision in
mid-August.  The fact that she hasn't implies that it's not a slam-dunk
and she won't dismiss the unsettling states out of hand.  I guess that
for every "solution" she comes up with she finds a way that Microsoft can
abuse it.

Like Saddam Hussein, Microsoft "crawfishes" around and under every just
remedy.  But the hopeful thing is that she seems to be trying.

I don't know if the settlements preclude further action on the state
level.

John


j0h3l17-o4p@pop.earthlink.net wrote:

> Have the 9 states settled with MS?  An AP article at
> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/020903/microsoft_florida_1.html suggests that
> the nine states and the Feds have settled.   I understand the Federal
> judge has not yet rubber-stamped...er...issued a final opinion yet,
> but what is the status of the states?  If the states sign off on the
> Federal case, does that preclude them from bringing action under
> their respective State laws?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> eje
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