[NCLUG] Public comments on Microsoft Anti-Trust Case Settlement requested

[Sean Reifschneider]

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 02:44:15PM -0700, Daniel Miles wrote:
>Huh, you know, I'm *almost* ok with that... Schools need computers so
>badly and MS does make good software for total computer idiots, I think
>they're (MS) nice to have around for that.

The problem is that while the settlement was for something on the order of
a billion dollars, 90% of what MS was offering was in software licensing
costs that they would waive for 5 years.  My understanding is that after 5
years the schools would be REQUIRED to pay the licensing.

However, I don't really see giving Apple's market to MS as being a
punnishment for MS.  MS has long had difficulties getting into the
educational market because Apple is so strong there.

Sean
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