Microsoft and the Freedom to Subjugate : Quotes & Asides

Government

"I am concerned that this settlement simply has too many gaps and ambiguities that undermine the remedies necessary against substantial violations of law found by two federal courts. Our goal has always been to make sure that Microsoft's monopolistic misconduct is prevented from recurring and competition is restored, so that consumers benefit from more innovation and better prices and quality.": Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General, November 2001, In response to the DOJ's proposed final settlement
"The judge has properly found that Microsoft enjoys monopoly power and has abused that monopoly over personal computer operating systems. The judge's determination is good news for consumers and the many innovative computer companies that have been unfairly constrained by Microsoft's business practices.": Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General, November 1999, In response to Judge Jackson's Findings of Fact
"I don't think a Bush administration would have brought the case to begin with": U.S. Senator Slade Gorton (R-Wash.), March 2000
"I'm not going to comment on the particulars of the Microsoft suit, but as president, the question should be innovation as opposed to litigation": George W. Bush, Texas governor and presidential hopeful, March 2000

"It appears that Microsoft has misconstrued our opinion, particularly with respect to what would have been required to justify vacating the district court's findings of fact and conclusions of law...": U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, August 2001

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