PUBLIC MARKS from ericpaul with tags Monopolists & microsoft

The Dutch consumerprogram Kassa continues the story on the scratching XBox. The second test is to see if placed stable, the XBox scratches discs. Microsoft says "no", but Kassa discoveres "yes"

'Vista Capable' lawsuit against Microsoft now a class action By JOSEPH TARTAKOFF AND TODD BISHOP P-I REPORTERS In a blow to Microsoft Corp., a federal judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit late Friday alleging that Microsoft unjustly enriched itself by promoting PCs as "Windows Vista Capable" even when they could only run a bare-bones version of the operating system, called "Vista Home Basic."

"If you didn't know what was really behind Microsoft's open standards and source promises, it might sound like Microsoft was making real changes. You've got to give Microsoft credit for gall. They take a crunching defeat at the hands of the European Unio

Excellent! One step closer to honest competition. Will the big money, monopolism and dirty trics win (as usual)?