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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (4215)	12/12/1997 2:51:00 AM
From: Flair	Read Replies (3) of 74651

John, The ruling does not prohibit Microsoft from releasing its integrated Windows98/IE4.0 in the retail market (new installation and update versions). This temporary ruling may only be able to force Microsoft to let OEM's have an option of installing Windows98 without Microsoft's browsing software. That is, the "separate" installation option of Windows98 is not required in the retail market. I think Microsoft will promote its integrated product vigorouly, and will agressively add tons of new OS functionalities on top of it to deepen the "integration". Eventually, box makers will be "implicitly" driven to install integrated version of Windows98. (For example, it shows something like "this OS function requires IE, and please insert your Window98 CD-ROM and install IE.") I don't think that the "integration" in Windows98/NT5.0 will be stopped.

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