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To: t2 who wrote (32373)	11/6/1999 6:06:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 74651

I think your vision of this as a personal assault by the Judge on MSFT is a bit irrational on YOUR part.

To: t2 who wrote (32373)	11/6/1999 6:21:00 PM
From: Catcher	Respond to of 74651

good points re judge t2...his emotional outbursts and comments that belied his lack of fundamental knowledge of changing tech landscape lend creedence to your suggestion that jackson was not impartial. i can't remember particulars but i think msft can demonstrate that jackson had inadequate grasp of tech intricacies...based on statements he made during trial. i do remember that at one point he asked if it wouldn't be possible to evolve/rollout an inet-based operating system...as if linux didn't even exist...as though sunw hadn't contemplated it

To: t2 who wrote (32373)	11/6/1999 6:28:00 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

See my response #32388. Judge Jackson is regarded as a conservative, and he was also appointed by Reagan. You are suggesting prejudice on the part of Jackson, based on the notion that he was angry over an earlier appellate ruling on a related matter. However, as many have pointed out, an appellate court rarely will dispute findings of fact. And these findings provide the basis for actual DAMAGES. That is one aspect of the potential outcome I believe has been missing from much of this discussion. There are real damages here, and the companies who were damaged, including IBM, will have a field day with claims.