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To: ToySoldier who wrote (28575)	10/15/1999 2:26:00 AM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

Hello ToySoldier, > I am sure that everyone else that has tried DM has already realized > whats wrong with DM. I think the first thing is that it's v1.0 ... and what you have created with this post is a good list of issues that the team needs to think about and resolve. I was wondering what type of "suggestion box" they really have? They need to get a discussion board going just for digitalme users to discuss issues such as these ... the various team members then have the ability to observe the comments of "real" users ... > This is not the same DM that I saw demo'd in January. That version > I liked from what I saw. ;-) It's never like the demo ... ;-) Again, I just hope that someone is reading that understands these really are not criticisms as much as really good tips from a potential user/customer on where to focus. Software develops in iterations and sometimes it takes more "neutral" observers, providing frank/direct comments, to help guide the development process ... (Seems too bad you weren't involved in the beta ... you could have told them then! ;-) Scott C. Lemon

To: ToySoldier who wrote (28575)	10/17/1999 6:30:00 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Brass Knuckles of Charity: Microsoft Buys Influence..... In influencing nonprofits to advance his vendetta, Gates defines cynicism downward to a "new" level. As someone commented.... >>This really deserves OUTRAGED public response -- or at least widespread publicity and letters-to-the-editors -- especially about Microsoft's use/abuse of MS-funded nonprofit organizations. This kind of exploitation threatens every nonprofit org!>> Sounds a bit like OJ adding brass knuckles to those famous gloves for a second round. What's Bill thinking? Thoughts? From: "Bill Burgos" <onomrbil@gol.com> Microsoft Targets Funding for Antitrust Office By Dan Morgan and Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, October 15, 1999; Page A01 Microsoft Corp. lobbyists and allies are aggressively pressing Congress to reduce next year's proposed funding for the Justice Department's antitrust division, the giant software company's accuser in a storied court battle. Microsoft representatives have urged House and Senate members to cut President Clinton's proposed funding for the division by about $9 million this year. And nonprofit organizations that receive financial support from the company have also urged key congressional appropriators to limit spending for the division when they begin their final negotiations on the Justice Department budget, possibly as early as Monday. The nonprofit groups made their request in a letter last month after an all-expenses-paid trip to Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., where they were entertained and briefed on an array of issues facing the company. Microsoft's latest efforts on Capitol Hill will have little or no impact on the department's antitrust case against the software giant, and for that reason they seem somewhat unusual. While companies regularly ask lawmakers to block federal agencies from implementing specific policies, it is more uncommon to seek an across-the-board cut in a department's budget, especially in the middle of a major court battle. But company officials said they want to send a strong message to the antitrust division. "It's no secret we really have some serious concerns about some of the Department of Justice's conduct during the course of this litigation," said Jack Krumholtz, director of federal government affairs for Microsoft. washingtonpost.com Bill onomrbil@gol.com mailto:onomrbil@gol.com>>