People don't pay $761 million dollars unless your opponent has a pretty solid case.

People don't pay $761 million dollars unless your opponent has a pretty solid case,

This has crucial implications for Linux on desktops.

The meaningfulness of the 2004 ruling is at stake here. So far no one has bought a license to see Microsoft's technical documentation. There is a danger that this side of the case could be rendered meaningless.

Leaving aside the copyright issue, the source code is simply not needed.

There's a striking similarity between Microsoft's efforts to evade compliance with the European decision and its failure to properly comply with the U.S. settlement.