We have to not let this kind of thing bother us!  Even though that is very difficult, since this is so unbelievably ignorant of the facts.  The gov't (ie courts) has no clue about technology and politicians get financial support from technology.  So "we the people" have to deal with it!!!

Our country needs to pass laws that ALL internet compatible material (data, video, mp3, etc) is freely redistributable for NON-comercail use.  Basically if a company creates a product that can be shared over the internet, we can share it without fear of attack! This will of course never happen!

And our gov't needs to pass laws that our tax dollars can only be spent on open source software solutions.  If the source code of your application is not freely available on the internet, then I don't want my gov't paying you to advance it.  I wonder how much of our tax dollars the US gov't spends on MS products each year?  Now that sounds like a crime to me!!!!

Dusty



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> This kind of news makes me mad!  What kind of MORONS would report this stupidity.  The DOTcoms failed because their industry was selling vaporware to venture capitalists.  Most DOTcoms never had a business strategy.
> 
> Dusty
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> > 
> > "Fox News. The network America trusts for fair and balanced news."
> > 
> > They blame Clinton and Democrats for prosecuting Microsoft and destroying
> > everyone's tech heavy stock portfolio
> > 
> > They applaud Bush and Republicans "cleaning up the mess" and doing the right
> > thing in instructing the DOJ to back down.
> > 
> > This makes me sick.  I'm seeing all the major media report this today.  They
> > are completely ignoring any fact that Microsoft is an abusive monopolist,
> > and saying that this is good and necessary for the American economy to not
> > pursue a break-up of Microsoft because they blame that as the cause of the
> > dot com bubble burst and everyone suddenly losing their riches as a result.
> > 
> > No, the reason for the dot com bubble burst was America's most plentiful
> > resource: STUPIDITY.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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