August 31, 2003
MS legal trouble
This just in via Slashdot and the AFFS IRC channel: Microsoft is in trouble in the courts again.
Short story: Microsoft stole some technology, a company is suing them. Microsoft didn't hand over all relevant emails in the case. The other company complained, pointing out they were all backed-up somewhere. Then this: "So the judge ordered Microsoft to produce the missing messages. The employee PCs, the servers, and the off-site backup tapes have to be searched and soon. The Microsoft lawyers complained that would be like finding a needle in a haystack. The judge reminded them that it was they who had put that needle in the hay."
I think the fear and awe of Microsoft has worn off, and Judges are prepared to get tough. Finally. Now if someone would just sue them for the disruption caused by vulnerabilities in Outlook, I'd be a really happy guy.
Posted by savs at August 31, 2003 10:08 AM