Microsoft Announcement
from the yeah,-yeah,-whatever dept
Not a big surprise at all, but the Microsoft ruling came out and (of course) it says that they violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Everyone's reading and digesting the ruling now, so I haven't seen any articles on it yet, but will post one when I find one. I realize this is a massively overhyped story, that may or may not actually matter, but it's worth mentioning. Update: Here's a story from theStreet.com concerning the ruling. I'm not sure if it's subscription only. If it is, then I'll replace it with a free link when I find one. Here's the News.com story.
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