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I love it when people talk about Microsoft haters, then get responses from said people that illustrate their point. Good times. John Topley has this round.

The stuff about squashing competitors is something I never get. I mean, can we just for a moment consider the possibility that those “squashed” had inferior products or poor business models? That's usually what comes to mind when I think of Netscape.

Posted: Apr 27 2004, 09:43 AM by Jeff | with 4 comment(s)
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moose said:

Then why have Microsoft settled so many legal disputes out of court for just this type of action?

I'm in no way a Microsoft hater, but I'm also not a Microsoft fanboy.
# April 27, 2004 1:02 PM

Jeff said:

Probably because it's less expensive and less distracting in the long run. Settling a suit doesn't make you guilty. Sometimes it's just easier to make it go away.
# April 27, 2004 1:05 PM

moose said:

Settling 4 or more shows problems in their practise.

Losing their anti-trust case in the US to have it appealed by a Bush administration (coincidence? I think not), getting landed by a EU anti-trust case...

Its not all bad luck and resentment, its obvious bad practise. Even Microsoft admit as much in recent years...settling so many for so much almost proves as much.

You dont pay billions to settle out of court if you're not guilty.
# April 27, 2004 1:31 PM

Ben Delorean said:

For the past 5 days now Ive been denied access to my hotmail account because of Microsoft's .NET crap!!
# May 30, 2004 3:24 AM
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