Re: Annoying dynamic DNS updates (was Re: someone from attbi please contact me ...)

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

Micahel,
        I think class action is a less effective approach here.  Micr0$0ft has
vast resources ready to take on any large single lawsuit and make it a very
expensive and resource intensive process for their opposition.  On the other
hand, with a low (around $25 last I looked) filing fee and virtually no 
other
real costs involved, and, and expidited calendar (usually around 2-6 months
from filing to hearing), the small claims process looks much more attractive
as a method for dealing with this.

        Think about Micr0$0ft trying to fight off thousands or better millions
of small claims cases all over the country.  Even if Micr0$0ft wins every
one, they lose.

Owen


--On Monday, September 29, 2003 5:48 PM +0100 Michael.Dillon () radianz com 
wrote:

> > > It reminds me of the Netgear and U of Wisconsin time server SNAFU.
> > > http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~plonka/netgear-sntp/
>
> > The difference is that Netgear admitted responsibility and worked with
> > UW to cope with the issue.  Further, Netgear has funded UW in it's
> > cleanup efforts and generally stepped up to the plate.  As much as I
> don't
> > care for Netgear's products, they did show decent corporate
> responsibility
> > when UW was able to escalate to the appropriate management at Netgear.
>
> Sounds like a great example to put
> before the judge when you sue Microsoft.
> Can anyone say "class action"?
>
> --Michael Dillon