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Originally posted by Superman
it seems clear to me that some of you are not aware of the basis for this anti-trust law suits that Microsoft has been brought into in recent years both nationally and internationally.
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Few fanboys have a clue. I had Microsoft as a client in the mid-late 80s and worked with a competitor from '87 to '93.
The stunts Microsoft pulled were flat out illegal: bribery, extortion, theft; you name it. The Gates fanboys don't know a thing about the few victims that had enough money to take action -- like Stac Electronics -- and the many that were simply destroyed. When Bill Gates publicly stated that he would destroy my client, Quarterdeck, within 6 months, it was taken quite seriously.
There are a small number of stories posted here:
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0053dP
When the Clinton justice department decided to prosecute Microsoft, they set a date before which no investivations would be based. unfortunately, much of the most nefarious activities by Microsoft took place before the DOJ cutoff.