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Please note that your points about Microsoft's legal problems simply support the need for the government to keep an eye on them. Since you seem to admit that Microsoft was guilty, does that mean that you think the legal action was justified and necessary, then?

[Bush2000]

Please note that your points about Microsoft's legal problems simply support the need for the government to keep an eye on them.

An eye on them? Yes. Onerous regulation? No.

Since you seem to admit that Microsoft was guilty, does that mean that you think the legal action was justified and necessary, then?

Let's be clear here. I understand the court's ruling but, given the fact that antitrust law is basically whatever the DOJ says it is and a plaintiff can't be aware of a violation until after the fact, I think the whole deal stinks to high heaven. MS may have done some rough things a decade ago, but there is no evidence that it's doing the same now. You didn't address any of my points.