# Microsoft ruling -- what will happen?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-ruling-what-will-happen/4656>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 1999, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-ruling-what-will-happen/4656 "1999-11-08T16:06:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 1999, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-ruling-what-will-happen/4656/21 "1999-11-11T16:32:00Z")

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Hey, Microsoft is A LOT more than just some crummy operating system. They own more than that.

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