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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?
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To: Captain Jack who wrote (41470)4/6/2000 11:51:00 PM
From: taxman  Read Replies (2) of 74651
 
> 2. MICROSOFT'S WOES JUST BEGINNING
> By Kevin Prigel
>
> Microsoft (MSFT) is being punished for behavior
> that it could have
> acknowledged before John Elway won his second
> Super Bowl. But because the
> management team decided it would rather fight
> with the Justice Department,
> it has opened itself up to a fate decided by a
> federal judge. The
> potential remedies are few and the precedents
> for further lawsuits many.
> As a result, shareholders (including Chairman
> Bill Gates and CEO Steve
> Ballmer) will suffer. We'd sell.
>
> Below, I've outlined a litany of technology
> companies with reasons for
> bringing lawsuits against Microsoft. These are
> in addition to any
> remedies sought by the federal judge.
> Investors are focusing on the
> remedy; we're looking further.
>
> Netscape (now AOL):
>
> Microsoft prevented Netscape from developing a
> platform on which the
> software would be flexible regarding where the
> operating system
> originated. Microsoft intentionally
> incorporated Internet Explorer into
> Windows as a bundled product and did not allow
> Netscape access to
> developer versions of Windows95. So? Netscape
> missed the important
> holiday selling season.
>
> Intel (INTC):
>
> Intel began writing NSP software to sell to
> peripheral device
> manufacturers that would better utilize the
> immense capability of its
> microprocessors. Microsoft viewed this as a
> competitive threat and
> prevented PC original equipment manufacturers
> from installing the
> software, so Intel stopped production.
>
> Apple (AAPL):
>
> Microsoft tried to persuade Apple to halt
> development of its Windows95
> version of Quicktime. It bundled Media Player
> and limited Quicktime
> distribution, therefore extinguishing developer
> support for Quicktime.
>
> It entered into the content development
> application business to insure the
> success of Microsoft's APIs over Apple's and
> suggested it would spend
> whatever necessary to ensure that developers
> would use Microsoft tools.
> It attempted to limit cross-platform multimedia
> development.
>
> RealNetworks (RNWK):
>
> Microsoft entered an agreement through which
> RealNetworks would use
> Microsoft's APIs in exchange for distribution
> of the software. Then it
> bought VXtreme for $65 million to directly
> compete against RealNetworks.
>
> IBM (IBM):
>
> Microsoft tried to keep IBM from competing with
> Windows and Office
> directly with OS/2 and SmartSuite.
>
> Microsoft leveraged the fact that IBM needed a
> timely Windows license,
> withheld technical and marketing support, and
> did not issue licenses until
> late in the Windows95 cycle. It also punished
> IBM by charging higher
> prices.
>
> Microsoft halted the licensing process when IBM
> announced its Lotus
> acquisition.
>
> It demanded $25 million in reparations after
> audits suggested
> non-compliance with licensing procedures. IBM
> paid $31 million and later
> admitted it lost at least $180 million in sales
> due to these procedural
> issues.
>
> The net result is that several companies that
> have been "harmed" by
> Microsoft may now have a legal means to extract
> a pound of flesh. We
> would be willing to bet that several will take
> advantage of this
> opportunity and turn the tables on Microsoft.
>
>
> Copyright The Bull Market Report

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