>>>>Hiya Ken:
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>>>>Sheesh. What a bozo lawsuit.....hey, I volunteer to be a witness for the defense :-)
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>>>>>VFP is the focus of one of the first suits against Microsoft over the Y2K bug. Seattle Times Reports:
Developer Sues MS Over Y2K Bug>>>
>>>Yeah, it's really the developer's fault if she didn't "SET CENTURY ON"... Maybe someone should also point her to Y2KFOX as a solution for the FPD 2.6. I wonder what the lawyer will charge the programmer once he finds out how bogus a suit he has...
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>>What makes you assume the lawyer didn't know it was bogus when he took it? .........."Ah, we'll take a shot at it and maybe M$ might throw some money at us to make us go away...."
>Apparently you didn't watch the Simpson's episode where Homer is bought out of his Internet company by Bill Gates himself (and a couple of goons.. er.. lawyers) :)!
>Seriously now, I think that's highly unlikely that M$ will cave in to anything. I recall they sued a very small company over the use of the word "Bookshelf" some time ago.
Yea, now I remember that episode. I think it's highly unlikely to but that doesn't mean someone won't take a shot at it.
If it's not for money there's always someone trying to make a name for himself. Just look at that one lawyer......what's his name......oh yea, Starr or something ;-)
Colin Magee
Team Leader, Systems Development
Metroland Media Group Ltd.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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