¡Microsoft
ruled a monopoly!
¡Ruling no surprise! |
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Thomas Penfield
Jackson also ruled that Microsoft violated another section of the law by
“unlawfully tying its Web browser to its operating system” and could be
sued under state anti-competition laws.
The judgment sets up a new round
of hearings to determine what punishment to impose on Microsoft including
the question of whether the huge company founded by Bill Gates should
be broken up. The judge accepted 23 of 26 arguments brought forth by the
states that joined the federal government in the case.
Throughout the trial, the judge
had strongly urged both sides in the case to reach an out-of-court settlement.
Those talks collapsed over the weekend, however, prompting Jackson to issue
his ruling Monday. Both sides had reasons to settle the case. Among them:
to avoid an appeals process that would likely keep the case in court for
several years.
The judge’s ruling had been expected
to go against Microsoft based on harsh assessments he outlined last
November in his “findings of fact.” In that document, Jackson found
that Microsoft repeatedly engaged in anticompetitive behavior by
taking advantage of its monopoly power. |
| Oops! |
| Due to a publishing error on Sunday,
pitures of the Kingdome implosion were inadvertantly removed early in last
issue. If you missed these cool pictures, please click here to see last
weeks newsletter with the pictures ---> vol8is13 |
| WHAT'S
NEW |
5 April- Usual updates.
1 April-Uploaded abSALUTEly ABBA |
| ¡Favorite
Quote of the week! |
| "A minute's success pays the
failure of years."
-Robert Browning
|
| USELESS
TRIVIA |
| Is it true that animals are colorblind?
You may have heard that a bull never
literally "sees red" when the bullfighter waves a cape in his face. It's
the movement of the cape that provokes. Animals, after all, are colorblind.
Hold on, not so fast. Birds, for
instance, have a marked ability to distinguish colors. They need it to
spot food, such as berries, on the ground. On the other hand, most creatures
of the night--including the ubiquitous house cat--have little sense of
color. But they're awfully good at picking up
movement.
So the next time someone tells
you that all animals are color blind, tell them that it's not such a black
and white proposition. |
| ¡Useless
Facts! |
BACKSTAGE AT SIX TV GAME SHOWS
1. Price is right-Bob Barker missed
one taping in 25 years
2. $64,000 Question-On radio top
prize $64.00
3. Hollywood Squares-Jack Palance
fell asleep
4. Truth or Consequiences-Aired
first day of commercial tv
5. Jeopardy- Art Fleming taped
2,753 straight shows
6. To Tell The Truth-Mike Wallace
hosted pilot. |
| JOKE
OF THE WEEK |
A defense attorney was cross-examining
a police officer during a felony trial - it went like this:
Q. Officer, did you see my client
fleeing the scene?
A. No sir, but I subsequently observed
a person matching the description of the offender running several blocks
away.
Q. Officer, who provided this description?
A. The officer who responded to
the scene.
Q. A fellow officer provided the
description of this so- called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?
A. Yes sir, with my life.
Q. With your life? Let me ask you
this then officer - do you have a locker room in the police station - a
room where you change your clothes in preparation for you daily duties?
A. Yes sir, we do.
Q. And do you have a locker in
that room?
A. Yes sir, I do.
Q. And do you have a lock on your
locker?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Now why is it, officer, if you
trust your fellow officers with your life, that you find it necessary to
lock your locker in a room you share with those same officers?
A. You see sir, we share the building
with a court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through
that room.
With that, the courtroom erupted
in laughter, and a prompt recess was called. The officer on the stand has
been nominated for this year's "Best come-back" line and we think he'll
win. |
| BRAIN
TEASERS |
| This weeks brain teaser |
What is the significance of the
sum $187.91?
Here's a hint, print and
mint! |
| Last weeks brain teaser and
answer |
| What is the closest relation that
your father's sister's sister-in-law could be to you? |
| Solution |
| Your mother |
| ¡DavE!'s
NEWS |
Here's what has happened last
week in my life-
Oh brother. I messed up bigtime
and got caught in the chat rooms. Three years I've been on the computer
and have successfully avoided the chatrooms then I get bored one night
and boom. Well due to that I had to strugle to get this month's feature
of the month up. But it was worth it. Serena's doing fine. She got to go
to Oregon last week with Grandma and had a blast. I wanted to go but I
had to Work.
WEll till next week.
¡DavE! |
