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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?
MSFT 483.03+0.5%Dec 5 9:30 AM EST
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To: t2 who wrote (19074)3/28/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Bearded One   of 74651
 
That's somewhat, but not totally. Government offers are always *MORE* generous than what they ask for when they win at a trial, not less. The reason for this is that they are spared the expense of a trial. As the trial continues and gets closer to a verdict, the government offers will become less and less kind to Microsoft. The more Microsoft forces the trial to continue, the worse it will be for them if they lose. And for those of you who still believe that Microsoft is going to win this case--- let me just point out that you can't win a civil case without presenting a defense (criminal cases are a different story), and, guess what sportsfans--- Microsoft didn't present a defense! That is, most or all of their testimony is going to be discarded as not credible. That just leaves the prosecution testimony which is pretty damning. The appeals court won't do anything about that, either, since Jackson has the right to determine who was telling the truth and who was lying in court. Tell us, oh Microsoft believers, who was telling the truth in court-- Bill Gates or Jim Barksdale? Paul Maritz or Steve McGready? Jim Allchin or Ed Felten? Finally, how much will Microsoft suffer if they have to license and/or reveal the Win32 source code? Shoulda settled.
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