7th November 1999 Archive
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History of The Decline & Fall of the Intel Empire
How Goths battered on the doors of Satan Clara
Here we need give little heed to the ancient legend that the Roamin' Empire, now known as Intel, was founded on the seven hills of Silicon Valley, or that its legendary founders Robert Noyculus and Gordon Moorulus, were nurtured in 1968 by a semiconductor wolf called Fairchild. However, the Empire, in deference to its legendary …
Business 7 Nov 1999, 11:02
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Caldera judge finds MS ‘grossly misprepresented’ facts
MS on Trial 'Particularly offensive,' sniffs Benson...
When denying Microsoft's motions for summary judgement in the Caldera case last week, US District Judge Dee Benson found that "Microsoft has grossly misrepresented" a cited case in a brief to the court. What follows is a little long-winded, but the detail is necessary to see just what Microsoft did. Microsoft was trying to …
Business 7 Nov 1999, 16:54
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Judge's ruling opens way for Caldera Win95 suit
MS on Trial By rejecting the appeals court decision, he's lifting Microsoft's immunity
Judge Benson, in dismissing Microsoft's summary judgement motions in the Caldera case, surprisingly commented that he didn't agree with the DC court of appeals decision that let Microsoft off the hook about tying IE to Windows. Rather surprisingly, his court is not bound by that decision, but if Microsoft finds its DoJ case back …
Business 7 Nov 1999, 16:56
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Intergraph hit by further Intel court setback
Anti-trust case going nowhere slowly
A long-running case Intergraph has waged against chip giant Intel suffered a further blow Friday last when a US court of appeal said the chip giant is not violating anti-trust legislation. The ruling, reported on news.com, said that Intergraph's argument that Intel had cut off technological information and stopped supply of CPUs …
Business 7 Nov 1999, 19:20
