Gates Testifies in Antitrust Suit

teamhasnoi writes "Bill Gates is testifying today in the Microsoft antitrust case. Here's the 5 page executive summary (pdf) and here's the 163-page full version (1.1 MB pdf). Bill waxes on about the early days, talks about .NET, xml, and why Microsoft should not be penalized for its role as 800 lb. Gorilla. (Developers, Developers, Developers)" Other readers point to the BBC story on Gates' testimony, as well as a similar one at Yahoo!.

more pure form of justice...

[Narcocide]

isn't it obvious to anyone else that he's simply too powerful? why can't we just burn him at the stake before it's too late?

Re:At what point

[oingoboingo]

You're a 900 lb gorilla, you've been acting like one, now we're going to treat you like one.

Ummm....scream hopelessly at him and then proceed to be torn limb from limb? I thought that was already happening.

Will BillG make an emotional appeal?

[MAJ Rantage]

I'm still waiting for a "what about the children?!?" moment.

Hmm. Then again, I probably shouldn't hold my breath. [slashdot.org]

software architect?

[primus_sucks]

"There is no clear dividing line between where a particular block of "middleware" ends and the rest of the operating system begins," Gates said.

Maybe Gates should go back to being CEO instead of Chief Software Architect!

Too bad.

[tcd004]

He wouldn't even agree to his own terms! [lostbrain.com]

tcd004

Gates Testifies in Antitrust Suit...

[Apostata]

...yes, but what colour was it?

GREP

[TheoFish]

grep -c innovat

Re:At what point

[matth]

Hrm your adveritsing to join the blackout.. and yet you're posting LOL :)

Here's the Short Version

[BurritoWarrior]

I'm a delusional billionaire who thinks that even though my company has been convicted, it should be allowed to continue doing what it has always done.

Cripes. The remedy will set computing back? *Hits Gates with the clue stick*. It's your fucking company's predatory bullshit that has driven out competitors and stifled innovation that has set the industry back.

Brief Summary

[Junky191]

Gates: Why you hoes be frontin? I just want da mad benjaminz for mah caddy? Why don't a computer hoodrat get no respect from da man? Congressman X: Your company is guilty of abusive monopolistic practices and use of unethical means to enforce your control over an entire industry.
Gates: Step off bich! I'm gonna cut you fool!

The Three Elements of Microsoft's Success

[MAXOMENOS]

From this article: [reuters.com]

"The (states' ideas) would undermine all three elements of Microsoft's success, causing great damage to Microsoft, other companies that build upon Microsoft's products, and the businesses and consumers that use PC software," the world's richest man said in his 155-page written submission.

Hey, wait a second...

"The (states' ideas) would undermine all three elements of Microsoft's success ..."

... fear, uncertainty, and doubt?

"... causing great damage to Microsoft ...."

Re:Another story ...

[MonkeyBot]

One person who was there said that Mr. Gates cried; another described him as choked up and shaking.

I'll pay for a video of this!

Re:Two days on the stand is a lot of $$ for Bill

[dgb2n]

Because your a fucking communist.
1. If you're going to flame, please use correct grammar. "You are" is turned into a contraction by spelling "you're" not "your"

Go move to europe where all the other communists live.

2. Please capitalize the word "Europe". Also there are very few communists in Europe at the present time. Perhaps you meant socialists. Most communists live in Asia (China and North Korea are full of them). Even Russia isn't technically communist.

Your not man enough to be a capitalist

3. See #1 above about "You're". There's plenty of female capitalists as well.

I'm beginning to think you're a confused, uneducated little flamer.

Re:GREP

[hburch]

To save others some time, the answer is 79, of which 4 were in the table of contents and 1 more in the summary table of contents.

Biggest Threat to Unix

[Hnice]

If MS Server products are indeed the biggest threat to high-priced Unix provider alternatives, boy oh boy, Sun must be shaking in their boots!

You know what would be even worse for guys selling Unix systems would be if there was a completely free, readily available posix-compliant operating system that would run on PC hardware! AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Re:The Three Elements of Microsoft's Success

[1WingedAngel]

Bill Gates: NOBODY expects the Microsoft Monopoly! Our chief weapon is
suprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two
weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our
*three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an
almost fanatical devotion to the Bil Gates.... Our *four*...no...
*Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as
fear, surprise.... I'll come in again. (Exit and exeunt)

Congress: I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition.

Re:Ironically, yes

[czardonic]

No, but wouldn't it be better if during the windows install it gave you a bevy of choices for each component install?

Most certainly. Market research indicates time and again that the major gripe most consumers have with software install processes is that there are far too few questions to answer.

Indeed, when it comes to options and configurations, "More is more" is the attitude most users subscribe too. Give them a pre-installed OS with all applications governed by a unifying design and support paradigm, and they are likely to be frustrated by the lack of freedom and absense of engaging confuguration dilemmas.

Re:At what point

[Anonymous Coward]

Join the Great Slashdot Blackout April 21-27

I like your sig!

a thought

[kin_korn_karn]

I wonder how much smoke his hand gave off when it touched the Bible :D

Go back, Jack. Do it again.

[Anonymous Coward]

"He (Gates) told the US district judge, Colleen Kollar- Kotelly, that the remedies demanded by nine states would set Microsoft's Windows operating system back 10 years."

Good. Then they can try to get it right this time.

Would cripple MS...

[Hooya]

Yeah, yor 'onor...

I'm an honorable businessman. I got dis business down in chicago. Wit dis money I make, I'm creating a loddof, watcha call it, jobs... yea, jobs. On toppadat, I also pay the state and da feds.. sometimes underda table. So in oder words, I'm generating a lot of revenue for da country. Wit dis Ness [crimelibrary.com] (or here [time.com] for an update) mess, you got dis business set back some fiddy years. Do you really want to set us back 50 years and undo all the progress we made? The eco-system that we have created with our blood and sweat? People are working together day and night and the supply chain management is flawless. We have efficiency you don't see in any other industry. We also have the best dedication among any group of organized labor. They are ready to give their life for the good of da business. You want to dismantle us just because we rob banks and supply the alcohol that the consumer wants? Since when is it a crime to supply what the people want. This is what the consumer are telling us -- 'give us more alcohol'. The consumer also wants some redistribution of wealth so we bundled that together as well. We rob banks and give the money to the working class (as long as they're working for us.) People also wants protection. Why have the police as a seperate entity just to provide the protection. We bundled that together too -- just pay us the protection fee. So you see yo 'onor. We are just putting together dis package that the consumer wants. We bundle all these features together and give the consumer what they want. With everyting integreted into one big package, they just have one, how shall i say this, neighborhood representative to talk to for all their daily needs: booze, protection, etc..If you dismantle us we won't be able to function like one large organized business. [ipsn.org] It will take us years to rebuild this empire. Many more people will have to be killed in the process. Whadabbout all the 'little' people that drive trucks everynight to bring you the booze. In short, yor 'onor, we are one big happy family. We bring people what they want in one big package. It took us years to build this empire. Besides I just gave some money and R&D promise to provide for compition to Steve Jobs' [crimelibrary.com] Apple. Don't break us up.

You dissappoint me fredo. (oops.. wrong movie) you dissappoint me yor 'onor.

Sincerely,

Bill Gates [crimelibrary.com]

Seriously tho, the similarities about the business/empire and how they are evolving are scary. Bill Gates must be the digital gangsta'. He needs to get a wireless divice shooting bits and bytes all over the place disrupting standard protocol ala Kerberos. let's call it the 'tommy PDA'. wouldn't it be funny when you start hearing .. 'in the news.. Bill Gates is wanted by the feds for questioning for the drive by rebooting.'

Re:Testimony?

[JWhiton]

Yeah, 640 lbs. should be enough for anybody.

Re:Ironically, yes

[xixax]

Which gleplaxlor should your fazzweeger plonkspobble when divotting?

(o) Humungospleen 2000
( ) FDISK.EXE
( ) No, pick me! Yeah! Yeah! Me!!!!! I'm cool!!!!
( ) Mungemaster 8.1

Be warned that selecting the non-orthogonal option may result in wergle alignment conundrums!

Half a dozen relatives call me whenever this kind of stuff appears on their screen. The other half call me the next day to rebuild their box.

Xix.