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To: Exacctnt who wrote (10301)	8/26/1998 12:55:00 PM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (2) of 74651

Citizen Gates RE: " It is interesting how people on this board jump into action bad-mouthing Microsoft (including Bill Gates)" Robert, don't you just hate it! It seems that Bill Clinton and Bill Gates are viewed as controversial. You'd think they were bad for America or something! Hal PS: From CNN: Gates Muscling Intel? Federal and state regulators suspect Microsoft used clout to threaten Intel August 26, 1998: 11:42 a.m. ET NEW YORK (CNNfn) - The Justice Department has questioned several Intel Corp. executives regarding whether Microsoft Corp. tried to intimidate the chip maker into keeping its technology "Microsoft friendly." A source familiar with Intel's legal activities told CNNfn Wednesday that several company officials have given depositions to the Justice Department recently regarding an August 1995 meeting between Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Intel Chairman Andrew Grove, who was the company's chief executive officer at the time. The source could not confirm whether Grove had given a deposition, which the New York Times reported Wednesday. The Justice Department reportedly is reviewing notes from that meeting that suggest Gates made "vague threats" about backing Intel competitors if Intel brought new technology to the market that conflicted with Microsoft's. "We can't speculate on what kinds of new allegations the government may be trying to create in the final days before this case goes to trial," a Microsoft spokesman told CNNfn. "Microsoft and Intel work together closely to make sure that our technologies work well together for the benefit of the future development of the software industry and the benefit of consumers. It's hard to see where the government is trying to take this case." A spokeswoman for the Justice Department declined to comment on the matter. The depositions could bolster the government's ongoing antitrust case against Microsoft if evidence suggests a pattern of monopoly power abuse that squelches the innovation of competitive technology. Intel's microprocessors are widely used in making personal computers. Its market share for microprocessors, in fact, parallels that of Microsoft's Windows operating system, so much so that the two companies are often referred to as "Wintel." The government's antitrust suit, which is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 23, accuses Microsoft of using its monopoly in computer operating systems to gain monopolies in other areas, including the Internet. Microsoft (MSFT) shares fell 1-5/16 to 111-1/2 in late-morning trading. Intel (INTC) shares slipped 1-9/32 to 83-1/8.

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