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[Snuffy]

Microsoft Promises Vista SP1 beta before November 12th

June 26, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Microsoft Corp. late today fired off a return legal salvo at Google Inc., and filed a memorandum with a federal judge arguing that its rival should not be allowed to intervene in the antitrust case settled in 2002.

Earlier Monday, Google submitted a request to file an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief with Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who oversees the consent decree between federal and state regulators on one side, and Microsoft on the other. In the brief, Google said that last week's deal over changes to Windows Vista's desktop search didn't go far enough, and it asked the judge to extend her oversight to make sure Microsoft made good on its promises.

Hours later, Microsoft contended that Google has no standing in the case, and so should not be allowed to join the settlement discussion. "Google has nothing new to offer the Court, except for the veiled request that this Court go behind the enforcement decision of the plaintiffs and make Google the '20th Plaintiff'," Microsoft's seven-page memo read.

Last week, after considering a Google complaint that Microsoft had purposefully designed Vista to make it difficult or impossible for users to swap the operating system's built-in search tool for one from another vendor, the Department of Justice, 17 states attorneys general, and the District of Columbia reported that they had struck a deal with Microsoft and were "collectively satisfied" with the arrangement. The agreement requires Microsoft to make some changes to Vista's desktop search, but does not include all the modifications Google had requested.

Microsoft painted Google's brief as so many sour grapes. "Dissatisfied with the Plaintiffs' enforcement of the Final Judgment, Google is seeking to make an 'end-run' around the prohibition on non-parties directly enforcing the decrees," Microsoft's memorandum read.

Also in the memo, Microsoft attempted to undercut Google's reason for extending the consent decree by promising to release a beta Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) before the decree's Nov. 12 expiration. Google had hinted that Microsoft, which had previously committed to launching SP1 only before the end of the year, might never implement the changes. The Nov. 12 deadline for Vista SP1 is the firmest timetable yet for any major milestone of the update.

Kollar-Kotelly has rejected other requests to file amicus briefs, and would be unlikely to change her tune now, said Chris Wolf, an attorney who chairs the Internet law practice of Proskauer Rose in Washington, D.C. "There's no reason why she would change, especially with a brief filed by one who is so obviously a competitor of Microsoft," Wolf said.

She is scheduled to hear the government's status update Tuesday, starting at 10:30 EDT.

[jpfieber]

Where can I find more details on this memo and the Nov 12th date? I didn't see anything on ComputerWorld.

[ProCookie]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like Barry Chuckle jpfieber? i think the resemblance its uncanning! take a look......

[Snuffy]

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...ntsrc=hm_topic

The article is sort of misleading... Microsoft to Judge: Ignore Google, please
Search giant bucking to be the "20th plaintiff" in 2002 antitrust case?They promise it will be corrected in SP1.

PS: I read your posts also on ITS Vista.

UNofficial Notice: WGA will scan the computer for any boot manager that fakes the boot up. ie-vloader."

PIRATES BEWARE -

[JoshW02@hotmail.co.uk]

Im back if u want more info on SP1 changes regarding search (which I found good reading) go to winsupersite.com!

[Snuffy]

http://www.winsupersite.com/
You actuall mean you READ Paul's Stuff...

Paul is very outdated... when you search for SP1 on his site... he links to Window XP SP1.
But I am glad you enjoy and do READ his site....
Ahh its worth looking at... but not a FAVORITE spot for me.

[JoshW02@hotmail.co.uk]

Well yer was your post needed?

[Snuffy]

Simply to alert that there are MANY & BETTER SITES to learn about Vista than reading Paul's Winsupersite.
Sorry did not mean to OFFEND you.

TechNet is much better, WinBeta is also very good and I could list many more.
Please remember the above is MY OPINION not the Opinion of Vista Babble.