| Last updated: August 2002
According to the Justice Department, on December 11th 1997, Microsoft™ violated a court order to make available the Windows95™ operating system software without requiring the installation of Internet Explorer.
The Justice Department demanded a $1,000,000 per day fine for this violation. If this request is granted, I've created a little JavaScript to show you the running total. |
Mr. Bill's tab |
| All in all, $1,000,000 a day comes to just over $11.57 a second! Pocket change for Mr. Gates, but something that I hope would send a message loud and clear that the world is not Redmond's playground and Microsoft™ is not the behemoth it likes to think it is! |
Separated at birth? | |
When the trial was in full swing, you could get a lot of information from any of the many Internet news services. For the DOJ side of the story, you can still view their side of the story at their index on the DOJ site. Here is a direct link to the settlement information. |
Back in '97-'99 the trial and Microsoft's™ propaganda engine was in full swing. This site did contain links to their own version of reality and half-truths, but now Microsoft has deleted all of its own "spin" documents. TRADEMARKS. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, MSN, The Microsoft Network and/or other Microsoft products referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
Please visit the Bill Gates Net Worth Page for staggering facts and calculations related to how much Mr. Bill is worth (based on the latest stock market figures). This site is awesome and scary! Copyright ©1998, 2002 Network 23™ Questions or Comments about this site? |
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