RobertB-DC's Journal: Ghost Article: Real Wins Against Microsoft

Ghosts of Slashdot: 10/11/2005
[It was like the Highlander: in the end, there could be only one. This article and the eventual winner were both posted to the front page at the same time! It's big news, so naturally the editors were falling over themselves to get it posted. This one was The Weakest Link. Goodbye!]

Real Wins Against Microsoft
Posted by CmdrTaco in The Mysterious Future!
from the probably-come-down-on-appeal dept.

pdirty writes "Real networks wins a $750 million settlement agreement with Microsoft following Real's antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft. The deal would include Microsoft paying cash as well as advertising for Real services, and products through channels such as MSN. Real is holding a conference call after the closing bell today to announce the details."

What are the Ghosts of Slashdot?
As a Slashdot Subscriber, I get to see stories before they're posted to the general public. This means that I get to see the mistakes -- the articles that almost made it, but got sent to the cutting room floor at the last minute. They become the Ghosts of Slashdot, a URL that points to nothing.

Note that this is NOT the same as whining about article submissions that didn't get accepted! These stories were accepted, posted for subscribers, and then pulled from the site. Their brief existence gives us a glimpse into the Slashdot post-submission process, for those who are interested in what's going on behind the curtain.

Other Subscribers have joined the Ghost Hunt!
Here's a partial list:

morcheeba

more to come?

Not just subscribers see them

[swv3752]

There was one article a week or two ago about some MS flaimbait that got pulled after a few replies got posted. The submitter was doing some serious twisting of some old news, and if it had been a regular reply, would have been marked Troll.

Re:Not just subscribers see them

[RobertB-DC]

That would have been a good one to catch! I'll have to watch for those more closely.