....and I thought £30 a letter was expensive...

[Tom]

Microsoft's legal bill

Blimey. How can charges like that possibly be justified? Perhaps if the final bill (including the fines) to Microsoft were less than if they had no legal support at all? How can that be quantified?

Personally, I think they should have gone to claims direct.

 

[Doh_boy]

heh, I've heard about this.

Cheeky bastards trying to screw them for all they're worth.

 

[yaruar]

"Mr Crew has billed Microsoft just over $3,000 an hour for his own work, as well as more than $2,000 an hour for other lawyers on his team."

Jeebus, I'm in the wrong business.....
3k an hour is the equivilent to.. let me see..

6 million a year....

Anyone want to sponsor me through law school for a 25 percent cut of my fees afterwards.....

(Edit) Microsoft whould get their canadian lawyers in on the act to take them on Smart & Biggar pwn all lawyers firms.

 

[GekuL]

Eh? The original case was because they overcharged consumers and now they are suddenly concerned for the cost to consumers if they pay?

 

[Ch3tan]

WEll its the fee's bought by the lawyers acting against them. Cheeky bastards.

 

[Cdr]

The lawyers deserve every single penny (or cent)

Good on em

 

[Clown]

Cdr, can I work for you?

 

[Cdr]

No. Bugger off you little urchin!

 

[Clown]

Rude

 

[~Yuckfou~]

I'd charge more given the chance

However, sensibly I guess the lawyers have to be ultra careful with their advice. Otherwise they could end up on the wrong end of the MS law train. I suspect that maybe they took out insurance and these fees go a little to help pay the premiums?