Scott Berinato

Compared with this, breaking up the phone company was simple. If the remedies put forth by the Department of Justice and 17 state attorneys general in the antitrust action against Microsoft Corp. prevail—and thats a big if—a breakup along product lines would be a logistically arduous act that many dont consider feasible. Even those who […]

For the Department of Justice and the 19 states attorneys general, Friday afternoons proposed remedies in the antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. resembled a salary negotiation: Theres no harm in asking for the moon. Since the plaintiffs proposals are just that — non-binding suggestions to U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson — it doesnt […]

Microsoft Corp. is guilty. And vulnerable. U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jacksons guilty verdict last week in the antitrust suit the government brought against the Redmond, Wash., company two years ago was expected, even by Microsoft. What wasnt, however, was the possibly more damaging toll the legal proceedings have taken on the company. According to […]

Lets get on with it; lets get to the remedies. That seemed to be the near universal reaction in the IT community to Judge Thomas Penfield Jacksons guilty verdict in the antitrust trial against Microsoft Corp. Opinions were more varied, however, on how Microsoft should be punished and what impact that will have on ITs […]

The window remains open for Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department to do what U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has pressed them to all along: settle the landmark antitrust case out of court. On the surface, Jacksons findings of fact that declare Microsoft an abusive monopoly give the prosecution little reason to accept […]

The Web site renders Bill Gates as a non-feeling Borg from Star Trek. Many visitors replace the s in Microsoft with a $. They play the FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) card at the first waft of pro-Microsoft sentiment. Collectively, they are the maintainers and visitors at Slashdot.org, the most prominent Linux community site, which […]

“The judge has ruled uniformly against Microsoft. The judge has found both an existence and an abuse of monopoly power.” Hillard Sterling, an antitrust lawyer at Gordon and Glickson LLC in Chicago, was emphatic in his assessment of the findings of fact issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in the Department […]