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To: miraje who wrote (66589)	4/2/2002 4:31:52 PM
From: David Howe	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Good article. The ongoing trial is the biggest joke I've ever witnessed. Only a complete idiot (or a MSFT basher) would think that the proceedings have anything to do with the consumer. IMO, Dave << So far, it has been a parade of wealthy Microsoft competitors coming into court looking for sanctions against Microsoft that would only benefit their company, at the expense of consumers. Here is what each company wants: Sun Microsystems: Force Microsoft to distribute Sun's proprietary Java programming language for free even though documents introduced in court show that many of Sun's current customers are dropping Java because of cost and feasibility issues. Real Networks: They want Microsoft to charge customers extra for versions of Windows that include Microsoft's Windows Media Player while Real gets to give it's version away for free. This sanction is meant to protect Real's dominant market position in multimedia software. Red Hat: They want to force Microsoft to develop a version of MS Office for their Linux-based operating system because 1) they don't want to spend money to develop their own; 2) the product they currently distribute with their OS, Sun's Star Office is buggy and often crashes. Gateway: They want Microsoft to give them the same price breaks on Windows as companies who sell 2-5 times as many copies. Novell: They are trying to play both sides of the fence by offering to help Microsoft out with its legal problems as long as Novell gets business concessions from Microsoft. If this strategy doesn't work, they want the AG's to expand the case to cover server markets, where Novell is a dominant player. Palm: Instead of developing their own set of developer tools, they want access to the Microsoft developer tools. This way, developers can write software for the Palm OS and Palm can sell more PDA's to big corporations who support the Microsoft developer tools. It is amazing how bold these companies are in asking for handouts. It will only get worse as companies like AOL Time Warner, SBC and Liberate prepare to take the stand this week. Be sure to stop by the ATL Website to check out Jim's Journal of trial activity. Many, including taxpayers in these 9 states, have asked why these 9 AG's continue to litigate. Bob Novak gives us his perspective in his April 1, 2002 column. >>

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