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To: Bearded One who wrote (22645)	2/11/1999 2:21:00 AM
From: Gerald R. Lampton	Read Replies (1) of 24154

Some interesting testimony (summarized): "You were concerned that if you presented consumers with a choice, they would pick Netscape and not Internet Explorer?" asked Justice Department lawyer David Boies. "Yes, that's right," replied Microsoft Vice President Cameron Myhrvold. He said that Microsoft was "concerned with how the browsers were presented," fearing that if Netscape's then-dominant browser were presented "side-by-side" with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the company "would lose a majority of those decisions." Microsoft says that such exclusive deals are common in many industries, and don't violate the law. The government argues that they are illegal when imposed by a monopolist. interactive.wsj.com What is interesting is that, unlike Bill Gates, Cameron is willing to admit what he knows about what Microsoft does and why. Maybe last week's disaster finally gave somebody a heads up on how they should be handling this case. (On the other hand, Cameron is still disavowing e-mails, so maybe I'm reading too much into this.)

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