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To: Craig Freeman who wrote (23786)	1/12/2000 11:46:00 PM
From: Gerald R. Lampton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24154

Justice just got done saying that they weren't in favor of breaking up MSFT Actually, that's not what I've been reading. What I've been reading is that DOJ did agree with the states to propose a breakup of Microsoft to Posner, just not the version of a breakup being reported by USA Today. cnnfn.com cbs.marketwatch.com infobeat.com From the last of these articles: USA Today reported earlier on Wednesday that the government favored a breakup of the company, giving specifics of the way the company would be restructured. A Justice Department spokeswoman said the USA Today report was inaccurate, without elaborating. "The story is inaccurate in several important respects," the spokeswoman said. "It does not accurately represent our views." Others familiar with the case said USA Today was correct in saying the government favored breaking up the company but incorrect in the way it characterized how the government wants the company to be restructured. In my view a breakup is the one thing the DOJ and AGs really lust after and also the one thing they can't have if they litigate the case. And, if you believe Microsoft's propaganda about wanting freedom to innovate, a breakup is the least inconsistent with that of all the remedies proposed. So my crazy theory about what the likely outcome of these talks will be holds. All IMHO only, naturally.