Founder of Go Computer, Inc. sues Microsoft

wantobe writes "From Yahoo! News 'Microsoft saw Go's PC operating system as a serious threat to its operating system monopoly and took swift covert action to 'kill' it just as it did the Netscape/Sun Java threat to its monopoly," according to Go's private action in federal court. ' Are Kaplan's complaints warranted, or is he just taking advantage of some recent Microsoft court losses and trying to get his cut? "

Microsoft Monolopy

[Kamidari]

Do not suppress Go, do not collect one billion dollars.

I think I have a case too!

[bigtallmofo]

A few times in the last 10 years, I wrote a few lines of code toward a new operating system. Each time, after thinking about Microsoft's monopoly and how they conspired so that people like me couldn't compete, I gave up.

I'll send them a bill and follow it up with a lawsuit if they don't pay it.

Re:Microsoft Monolopy

[D-Cypell]

Genius!

I call dibs on that joke for the dupe!

Too late

[rlp]

Microsoft already purchased an indulgence from the DOJ.

I don't know...

[ImaLamer]

I mean a google search for Go PC operating system [google.com] gives this as the first result [microsoft.com]...

I'd say something is fishy...

They have been legally found to be a monopoly.

[khasim]

That case was bunk.

Well, you have the right to claim that.

Everyone knows it, how can Microsoft be a Monolopy when I can go out an buy an Apple?

Simple. Not "everyone" gets their understanding of monopolies from a Parker Bros. board game.

This has been argued before. Simply put, it is not necessary for NO alternatives to be available for a monopoly to exist.

To phrase it without the double negatives ... it is possible for a company to have a monopoly even if there are alternative options available.

I love how slashdot posts articles about governement/companies/schools switching away from Microsoft yet slashbotters still call Micrsoft a monolopy. I'm simply amazed.

Again, that's because many of us understand what a "monopoly" is and understand that it does not mean that alternatives are not available.

Re:Proposal

[dstewart]

Not a NYTimes.com member yet?

Re:Will this be like the Be, Inc. lawsuit?

[AxelTorvalds]

Be was a lot better at touting things than they were at actually building them.

Re:bend em over

[Anonymous Coward]

for every one individual f*ucked

Dude, it doesn't work when you spell out the w*hole w*ord!