Word: toothlessness
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...deal does set up an oversight committee of three tech experts chosen jointly by Microsoft and Justice. But the trio is pretty toothless: it can't even collect evidence for potential future court cases. University of Chicago law professor Randall Picker, who describes the deal as "within the realm of reasonableness," also predicts it will trigger a whole new set of lawsuits. "I fear Microsoft's corporate culture hasn't changed," says Ohio's Montgomery, "but I'm willing to give it a chance...
...excited at the idea of a third semester of smearing his thoughts on The Crimson’s pages. As for topics, he plans to continue to allow them to mysteriously percolate up from grey matter. For example: Bad poetry is like having your eyeballs gummed out by a toothless cannibal...
...probably about as much significance as the Microsoft antitrust case will have. The life is out of the government side now; trustbuster supreme Joel Klein and prosecutorial machine David Boies both left it behind for better-paying pastures. In the hands of John Ashcroft, the case is a toothless embarrassment. Look for the Justice Department to settle as soon as possible with minimal punitive action (such as a fine that looks tough but really represents 1% of Bill Gates' net worth). The 19 states also bringing suit might last a little longer, and they might force some serious cash...
Watchdogs barked instantly. "There are so many ways of indirectly compensating analysts for bringing in deals that this is a toothless gesture," says Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Indeed, the guidelines won't change much--and thus threaten to dupe the next generation of investors, led to believe that analysts will look out for them...
...could argue that the Jeffords switch signaled the end of the Democrats? freedom. Until the Vermont Senator jumped ship from the GOP, the Dems were the toothless underdogs, growling angrily but harmlessly at Trent Lott and his committee chairmen as they back-pedaled all over President Clinton?s legacy. Tom Daschle stood at the front of the Democrats? stage, bathed in a dim light as he vowed almost soundlessly to fight the Republican encroachment on Democratic sacred cows like debt reduction and saving Social Security...