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To: Frank Ellis Morris who wrote (16381)	2/18/1999 6:04:00 PM
From: Paul Shread	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Here here. Actually, the history of antitrust lawsuits is that by the time they are settled, competitors have arisen or the market has changed, thus making the suit unnecessary to begin with, and this goes all the way back to Standard Oil in 1912. MSFT can probably delay any action or settlement until a more favorable Administration comes into power, as happened in the early 80s. But I agree with you -- this is just a ridiculous display of government grandstanding and arrogance. Bad companies (i.e., NSCP) do not make good law. The tech world is full of companies with good products and lousy business practices that ultimately failed. Why doesn't the government just sue the leader in every area of technology, i.e., INTC, LU, CSCO, etc.? Excuse me. I forgot they're already taking on INTC. I guess the government is playing its own version of the Gorilla Game, called the Guerilla Game.

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