Wednesday, March 06, 2002

11:02:09 AM   "As a result of discovery, we have concluded that, in addition to Microsoft's fully integrated version of the operating system, the company should be required to offer a modular version that will allow equipment manufacturers and others to make their own decisions on adding middleware products that consumers want such as browsers or media players," he said in a statement. "Microsoft therefore would not be required to provide numerous versions of the operating system." - Tom Miller, Iowa assistant attorney general and one of the leaders of the 9 states "The modified measures should deflate Microsoft's overblown rhetoric and apocalyptic predictions about the proposed remedies," - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Ballmer: Sanctions would kill Windows  //  Mr. Ballmer is so full of it, we couldn't get this lucky.  Other than the abuse of the term middle ware all over the place, this article shows that the 9 states are definitely headed in the right direction.  The other 9 ? cowtowing to big business.