cyril_kearney - 5:27 pm on May 1, 2002 (gmt 0)

john316
Your feelings aside, this is a far-reaching case and it will set precedents in law. Its economic impact is huge.

Take a look at how negatively Oracle has been effect as well as Sun. AOL-Time Warner has posted the largest write-down in history. Over 54 billion I seem to remember.

Calling Microsoft a donkey doesn't go to the heart of the issue. The government and Microsoft are trying to settle a civil case.

I am saying that the settlement is supposed to be in the broad general interest of all the citizens of the United States. In my opinion the dissenting States are trying to leverage this case to give special advantages to a few large companies at the expense of the consumer and smaller businesses.

So it isn't a matter of Microsoft reorganizing itself. It is a matter of how this civil case is resolved.

You don't have to like Microsoft to be against the deeding of intellectual property to a few large business rivals.

You don't have to like Microsoft to advocate the government settling in a manner that is good for the consumer and for all businesses not just the mega-businesses that will benefit from the dissenting States proposed settlement.