Brer Rabbit at home in the briar patch… 11/27/2001
In this article covering the court proceedings surrounding the antitrust settlement I gawked when I read the following statement:
Microsoft defended the proposal as a good deal all around.
Ok, when the party which is supposedly being punished is lauding their punishment as a "good deal" then there is most definitely something wrong with it. The article refers to Brer Rabbit begging to be thrown in the briar patch. I don’t get where this settlement came from!? How does giving Microsoft free access to one of the few markets they’ve not monopolized (yet) going to punish them for other monopolistic behavior!? Obviously, they aren’t stupid and recognize a “good deal” when it’s offered them. It’s a downright sweet deal! Heck, why not give them the entire server market while we’re at it!
This is definitely pushing my buttons…
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