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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (23499)	6/1/1999 5:08:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) of 74651

The government has no case and that is why Jackson didn't want to see the case back in his court. If they had no case, it would never have gotten this far. Jackson did not want to see it back in his court because there is a case -- a good one -- on both sides. Even though I disagree with them, I understand the ideological objection to antitrust in general, but I don't think such objections help us understand this trial or the potential impact on Microsoft and its stock. You're right that the ideological divide could become significant in the largely conservative DC circuit court. But we must also credit Jackson with astute management of this case, setting up its end game in such a way that his decision -- whatever it is -- will better withstand scrutiny by the appeals court. We'll see better summaries and actual transcripts in the days to come, but here's an early summation of Fisher's testimony today in which he restates the fundamental charges: seattletimes.com "Microsoft's customers do not believe they have serious competitive alternatives to Windows," Fisher said. "Microsoft has substantial and varying ability to raise prices without fearing that customers are going to turn elsewhere." The customers Fisher referred to are major computer makers such as Compaq, Dell and IBM. ... "Microsoft has plainly taken actions which only makes sense if they have a monopoly to protect." Among those actions - which the Department of Justice and 19 states allege are illegal - is putting software for browsing the Internet into the operating system and cutting exclusive deals with Internet companies to secure prominence for the browser, Internet Explorer.

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