[TriLUG] if you're upset about the feeble microsoft settlement ...

[Marc Johnson]

The only problem I have with going after Microsoft is: how much is it going 
to cost us, and will any good come of it? Is this something for which a 
strong case can be made in terms of bang for the buck?

Given the state's finances, I'm afraid this may be a non-starter. Much as 
I'd like to see us on the side of the good guys, I don't see the motivation 
for our attorney general to jump on this issue. In fact, I can just see the 
campaign ads for his opponents next term, "and with the state's finances in 
their worst condition in decades, what did he do? He decided to squander 
millions of OUR tax dollars fighting Microsoft, something even the 
spendthrifts in Washington were unwilling to continue. And for what?"

Just my $.02 ...

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