Bearded One - as a MSFT bull, I hate to say this, but your analysis is spot on. The in house lawyers having such a prominent role was a huge, huge blunder IMO. These guys are so incompetent, it was a disaster - OTOH, their task was not enviable. Still, better lawyers would have formulated a more coherent strategy, been better prepared, and kept better control of their witnesses.
I'm afraid MSFT has bought it, as far as the trial goes. But in the long, long perspective, I actually see the trial as a positive for MSFT (forces them to be more dynamic, instead of stagnating as a monopoly - I wrote some posts here along those lines).
Short term, it's not going to be pretty as the spectacle unfolds. |
