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To: Teflon who wrote (28375)	8/18/1999 5:44:00 PM
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[One question, however, what did you mean by the following comment "MSFT must have gotten to at least one State AG (indirectly)."? ] Teflon, My point is that this lawsuit was really for Netscape/AOL's purpose for the most part. These guys must be thinking that they are being used by AOL. That will not make them happy. Now it is evident to all these elected AGs that they could lose support from their constituents not to mention the free money that is possible if they have higher political aspirations. Even if they don't, the state governors could easily make a pro-MSFT statement that would put pressure on the AG for that particular state. If an AG wants to send the message that he is pro-business, he could easily do this by dropping out of the suit. It will do wonders for his standing especially in pro-Republican kinds of constituencies. The most important thing to remember is that before one drops out, the others will try to convince him that they will not pursue severe remedies if they win OR will try to settle by reducing their demands. Just my gut feeling. I still feel the IM battle is the best thing MSFT has done to date to help their position.

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