[antiRepublicrat]

Got caught again. I was wondering whether Microsoft would get off Scot-free for that little stunt.

It seems an article I read a while ago was right. Microsoft has no problem doing anything unethical or illegal -- they just pay up and continue their business because the profit is more than the fines or settlements.

[Rodney King]

Opera is a great browser, but I dumped it because there were too many pages that I had trouble reading.

[antiRepublicrat]

MS ping, plus a good browser in the news (although not one I use).

[holymoly]

$12 million. Big deal. Micro$oft paid them out of petty cash.

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

Opera should realize that it ain't over until the fat lady sings.

[LanPB01]

How awful that Microsoft doesn't design all their products to meet the needs of their competitors. The nerve.

[FrankR]

"to close the books on a clash over obscure interoperability problems..."

Now, admittedly, I don't keep up with a lot of the happenings out in techno-land, but this sounds like Ronco sueing the Ford Motor Company because their latest cup holder doesn't fit correctly.

And, logic says, why would Microsoft go and try to slam dunk Opera, when it's Netscape that's their biggest competitor.

[wideminded]

I thought this was going to be an article about singing and Microsoft's failure to support the arts. I'm so out of it I have never heard of the Opera browser.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT