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To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/6/1998 11:21:00 AM
From: Flair	of 74651

Ibexx and all, - "Microsoft tries to score some legal, PR points" seattletimes.com A very good article. ...................................................... Faced with the prospect of a widening antitrust probe, Microsoft this week said it is shifting strategies on two business practices that have drawn close scrutiny recently. It's unclear what business impact the changes might have, but observers said the moves are good legal and public-relations strategies and appear aimed at stealing some thunder from government lawyers looking to build a broad monopoly case against the company. Yesterday, Microsoft officials confirmed they likely will change the way they promote certain World Wide Web content on the opening screen of the Windows operating system, altering a marketing strategy that has given valuable advertising space to Microsoft's publishing partners. That news comes just days after the company said it would begin allowing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) under contract with Microsoft to offer customers competing Web browsers, such as Netscape Communications' Navigator. ................................................... ..............

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