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To: Ilaine who wrote (74126)	11/7/1999 10:43:00 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation, C.A. 98-1232 usvms.gpo.gov

To: Ilaine who wrote (74126)	11/7/1999 11:02:00 PM
From: Ken98	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Of course it was not an accident, when you read the Findings of Fact you will see the lengths to which they sought to perpetuate their monopoly. They did things that a 3d year law student would know not to do and shot the bird to everyone while they did it. Re. conspiracy angle. From 1995 speech by Gates to Soft executives: <<"Andy [Groves] believes Intel is living up to its part of the bargain and that we should let OEMs know that some of the new software work Intel is doing is OK. If Intel is not sticking totally to its part of the deal let me know.">> Para. 103, quoting Gates (re. Intel's development of NSP, software on a chip platform level interface and Soft's killing of it). If it walks like a conspiracy to violate the antitrust laws, and quacks like a conspiracy ......