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To: blankmind who wrote (16032)	2/15/1999 1:15:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) of 74651

so what if they force MSFT to divest its internet business? May even be a boost to shareholder value. Sure it would. But that's not even in the cards as a possible remedy. The internet properties really have nothing to do with this case. It's about Windows95/98 and IE. If there were a breakup, it would be a much more fundamental split. Impossible to say what the DOJ might propose, but their proposal would involve something designed to weaken the market dominance of Windows. I still believe, however, that MS could circumvent any recommendation by proposing a settlement that would be beneficial to shareholders and satisfactory to the DOJ. (Since this article's notion that the government seeks to "punish" shareholders is silly.)

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