MercuryNews.com | 11/14/2004 | Once again, Microsoft buys its way out of trouble

MercuryNews.com | 11/14/2004 | Once again, Microsoft buys its way out of trouble: "So Microsoft is on a ``peace offensive.'' That's the spin we heard last week after the monopolist announced its latest mega-bucks settlement with a company it had whacked with its patented arsenal of unsavory and often illegal tactics.
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What does all this mean? Simple. When governments fail to enforce the rules of capitalism, monopoly profits can buy one's way out of almost any kind of trouble."