[Cialug] MS class action

[Nathan C. Smith]

Yeah, the class action suit is Roxanne Conlin & co. going up against MS on
behalf of the fine citizens of Iowa.

I asked one of our attorneys about it and his (jaded) response was that a
class action is good for the attorneys and not much else.
So if Roxanne wins we can all revel in our $0.22 checks, or whatever the
payout happens to end up to be.

-Nate

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Von Ahsen [mailto:barry at vonahsen.com] 
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 3:40 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] MS class action
> 
> 
> nope, this was the MS case, and it was the state/county
> 
> I don't find out until Thursday if I made the 2nd round.  If I didn't 
> (and even if I did), check back here for details on the linux 
> promotion 
> event to be held on Gates/Balmer's testimony day.  I'll bring the 
> penguin suit :)
> 
> -barry
> 
> 
> Bryan Baker wrote:
> > Isn't this a federal case? I doubt the jury pool is the same in the
> > federal system from the county system, but I could be 
> talking out my hat 
> > - but if nothing else they are held in 2 completely 
> seperate buildings. 
> > At any rate I believe you would need to have been summoned 
> for federal 
> > duty to sit on this case.
> > 
> > On Nov 13, 2006, at 10:53 AM, John.Lengeling at radisys.com wrote:
> >> Guy at work here has jury duty this week too.   My guess 
> is since he 
> >> is in the field that they might excuse him....  Wouldn't 
> want someone
> >> who know anything about computers to listen to the case.
> >>
> >> johnl
> >>
> >>
> >> Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com>
> >> Sent by: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
> >> 11/13/2006 08:58 AM
> >> Please respond to
> >> Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> >>
> >>
> >> To
> >> Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> >> cc
> >> Subject
> >> Re: [Cialug] MS class action
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dave Weis wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I was down at the courthouse a few days ago looking at a wiring 
> >> > project and got to meet the judge that is trying the Microsoft 
> >> > class action lawsuit. I told him to give them hell :-)
> >> >
> >>
> >> guess who's got jury duty today
> >>
> >> I'm trying to guess how quickly I'll be dismissed :)
> >>
> >> -barry
> >>
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