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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (32998)	11/9/1999 6:43:00 PM
From: John Madarasz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

heinz O/T Could the breakup of Bell Telephone be compared to what might happen to Microsoft in the future if it is forced to break in to different divisions? Just a thought... JM

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (32998)	11/9/1999 7:06:00 PM
From: Ken98	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Heinz, buried on Page B18 of the WSJ was an article about the legal liability of Soft from consumers and the companies it illegally ran out of business. Of note: <<"It looks like a class action waiting to happen," said the general counsel of one major software company, who spoke on the condition that he not be identified. Robert Hall, an economics professor at Stanford University who specializes in the arcane science of quantifying such damages, estimated the price of a copy of Windows 98 might have been $10 lower were it not for misconduct described in the findings. Multiplied by more than 10 million copies, and tripled, the damages in such a case could reach "many billions," he said.>> Findings can get overturned on appeal, but it is VERY difficult. Spin-of-the-day was that Soft would just wait until Bush gets in Whitehouse and dismisses the case. That would take care of the break-up angle but not the damages case by the states and any class-actions. Regards, Ken.