Microsoft ruling may blunt other cases. update Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly’s antitrust ruling may have gutted many pending private lawsuits against Microsoft, but cases in California and Europe still pose a danger. [CNET News.com]

This Modern World. Profiles in Democratic courage: A flight of fantasy. [Salon.com]

SOAP 1.2 stumbles on IP blocks. Royalty issues [The Register]