Re: Class Action Law Suit (2 responses)

[Matthew Jacob <mjacob feral com>]

On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Daniel Potts wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Aaron Gee wrote:
> > 
> > To be honest in the end, it's about holding companies accountable when they
> > do something illegal.  If they get away with it, then they will try again,
> > and I'm not much of a fan of letting any entity large or small break the law
> > with impunity.
> 
> I entirely agree with your points about the good technical reasons of why
> people like to use Alpha. For the most point you can continue using Alpha
> for those reasons.
> 
> I think you will have a hard time proving that the decision to stop making
> a product is really illegal. 

I believe it's only illegal if the reasons for doing so were to promote an
illegal restraint of trade or an attempt to create a monopoly.