Microsoft Already Abusing Settlement
from the why-wait? dept
The states that are still battling Microsoft are saying that since the "settlement" was announced Microsoft has used those terms to push harsher terms on computer hardware manufacturers. In other words, they didn't even wait for the settlement to be approved before they went back to their old ways - and even used the terms of their "settlement" to their advantage. Microsoft, of course, has lots of lawyers and spokespeople denying they would ever do such a thing. Is it just me, or do you picture all of these Microsoft people standing there with their fingers crossed behind their backs?
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