[aclug-L] [Fwd: Urge the States not to accept a weak settlement!]

[Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

For those interested in the MS - US settlement, I'm not sure if KS is
one of the states suing though.


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From: Rick Ross <jlnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: cabrubak@xxxxxxx
Subject: Urge the States not to accept a weak settlement!
Date: 01 Nov 2001 12:15:05 -0500

Dear Clint,

Major news outlets are reporting that the US Department of 
Justice and Microsoft have reached tentative agreement on a 
settlement to the government's high-profile antitrust case. In 
effect, it appears that Microsoft is about to walk away with a 
slap on the wrist.

The wild card in the settlement may be the 18 States who are 
also prosecuting the case, and there are signs that the States 
want more appropriately stringent remedies as part of any 
settlement.

I urge you to call or write your State Governor and Attorney 
General to ask them to hold a staunch line and not to give in to 
the pressure to settle. I have included links below to help you 
easily find the various Governors and Attorneys General.

Microsoft has used its monopoly illegally to harm the Java 
technology we support, so we know first-hand what the problem 
is. We, the community of Java developers, have felt the stinging 
impact of Microsoft's illegal behavior. Its consequences in the 
future may be even more severe if this weak legal precedent is 
established.

Your State leaders may not understand the full dimension of the 
issues, and they need to hear from concerned individuals like 
you that effective, continuing prosecution of the case can and 
will make a difference.

It may not be too late, so please act now. Our voices may not be 
sufficient to change the final outcome at this stage, but if we 
do nothing then they definitely will not.


Warm regards,

Rick Ross
Founder of JavaLobby
rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.javalobby.org

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National Association of Attorneys General
http://www.naag.org/about/aglist.cfm
http://www.naag.org/about/ag1.cfm

National Governors Association
http://www.nga.org/governors/1,1169,,00.html
http://www.nga.org/governors/1,1169,C_GOV_ADDRESS,00.html



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