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To: djia101362 who wrote (38202)	2/20/2000 11:03:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Read Replies (2) of 74651

djia101362: MSFT won't open up the source code. But just say they did who could make proper use of something that has 35 mill. lines of code. How would the would be users organize any alteration. How would they beta test it. How would they manage it and identify it in the marketplace and what business model could be developed using MSFT's code to compete with MSFT. This idea has no doubt even been dismissed by cooler headsat DOJ. Even if someone was dumb enough to comete with MSFT using their code they would have real brand recognition problems. They couldn't call it Windows or even anything that suggested Windows. They couldn't do anything without MSFT guidance or permission lest they infringe on the copyrights that surround Windows. No don't worry about open code as a threat. In fact there is really nothing DOJ can do or will be allowed to do as time will tell. In the mean while the world will buy a lot of W2K. JFD

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