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To: Alan Buckley who wrote (33523)	11/9/1999 7:21:00 PM
From: Duane L. Olson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Alan, how would it help Microsoft if "the industry changes". Microsoft will be tagged (if at all) for any illegal activity at the time it occurred, imho. When the appeals end, the remedies would be retroactive, if they are upheld (as most observers expect). Do you think MSFT, and it's shareholders, will benefit by having that hang over their head for several years?... I sort of doubt it. You could be right, but it doesn't right with me.. tso

To: Alan Buckley who wrote (33523)	11/9/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Frank Ellis Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

>>There won't be any settlement. My guess is they won't even bother talking. With the Jackson windfall the DOJ will never accept anything moderate. Given that, MSFT has every reason to hope for a better result on appeal. Even if they conclude they might lose they'll appeal to stall and wait for the industry to change, making Jackson's ruling look more and more ridiculous<< Alan, I think the only thing for Microsoft to do is as you state appeal this all the way to the Supreme Court. By then so much technology will have changed. I find it hard to believe how so many would jump off the edge of a cliff if Judge Jackson told them to do so. God forbid he can do no wrong. Anything he states must be the ultimate truth. Why are there so many hard headed people who cannot comprehend the nonsense of what this trial was all about. No wonder why politicians and leaders in high places take advantage of the masses. they think we are all stupid. They must be laughing their heads off seeing how they can flex their own muscle of power and self indulgence. Frank