[Bush2000]

What I'm suggesting to you is that the only evidence which would have convinced this Appeals Court would have been an outright admission on the part of Jackson. And, since Jackson denied it, the legal standard was too tough a standard for MS to climb. I'm sure that Jackson got a pretty good laugh after he issued his ruling. But it probably stings, now that he's been rebuked by the Appeals Court for breaking ethics rules. The guy deserves to be impeached, in my opinion.

[Dominic Harr]

And, since Jackson denied it, the legal standard was too tough a standard for MS to climb.

Excuse me? Did you read the appeals court decision? Any of the quotes I just offered? Am I 'speaking' to air?

Microsoft made no allegations of actual bias whatsoever! They made none of those claims in court, save the 'he spoke to the press a little too early' whine.

They never even *tried* to prove actual bias. They just complained about how it looked, knowing that it the mandatory response to their complaint was removal.

MS went Judge Shopping.

And as I posted above, direct quote -- Thus, although Microsoft alleged only appearance of bias, not actual bias, we have reviewed the record with painstaking care and have discerned no evidence of actual bias.

There was no evidence of bias, such as 'sleeping during MS's witnesses'. You're making that all up, in a lame attempt to put the blame for all this on the Judge.

You could save us all a lot of typing if you'd actually go read some of the court decisions and evidence in question . . .

[peabers]

I think DominicHarr is Scott McNealy.