Microsoft Hatred FAQ

Peter T. Breuer ptb at oboe.it.uc3m.es
Thu Oct 27 07:10:22 EDT 2005


In comp.os.linux.misc David Schwartz <davids at webmaster.com> wrote:
>             However, both a finding of "yes, Microsoft had a monopoly" and a 
> finding of "no, Microsoft did not have a monopoly" would both have been 
> within the trial court's discretion.

Well, of course, and they said YES (as a finding of fact).

> They could just as easily have found 
> that Linux, OSX, FreeBSD, and other operating systems competed with Windows.

It would have been irrelevant.

>     To call it an "established legal fact" is to grossly distort the 
> circumstances under which it was determined and upheld.

Uh, it's an established legal fact. So I think your logic is off there.

Peter



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