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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (18128)	3/16/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: nnillionaire	Read Replies (1) of 74651

From the NY Times this morning: nytimes.com 19 States to Seek an Overhaul of Microsoft By JOEL BRINKLEY WASHINGTON -- Flush with optimism about the way their case is progressing, the 19 state attorneys general who joined the federal government in the landmark antitrust suit against Microsoft Corp. say they will not be satisfied, should they win the case, with any remedy that does not revamp the company. No specifics have been decided about how that should be done -- and probably none will be until the judge issues his ruling this summer. But as equal partners in the lawsuit, the states hold something of a veto power over the kinds of remedies the federal government can recommend, and the offices of the attorneys general are alive with discussion of the various options. The one receiving the most favor right now would force Microsoft to license the source code for the Windows operating system to several other companies -- instantly creating competition in the operating system business.

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