I disagree: I think it's A LOT self-serving. I've seen price tags for the 'value' of the software they'll be 'giving away' range from $500 million to $900 million depending on what discounted price is used. Mind you, it's not like this is going to COST Microsoft this much money. It's not lost sales for them because these poor schools never would have had the money to buy this stuff in the first place. And the cost of producing the disks is negligable, if they even use disks. No, I think MS should just be fined, perhaps with the money going to those schools to use as they see fit. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 11/21/01, 10:18:45 AM, Paul Overby <poverby at megsinet.net> wrote regarding [TCLUG] mircosoft settlement option: > Microsoft Aims to Settle Suits by Equipping 12,500 Schools > Anyone else think this seems a little self serving? > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/21/technology/21SOFT.html?todaysheadlines > -- > Paul Overby > Poverby at megsinet.net > Office: 651-686-6074 > Home: 452-3233 > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list