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To: Sir Francis Drake who wrote (1650)	3/23/2000 1:06:00 AM
From: Mike Buckley	Respond to of 1817

Morgan, Neither party is going to appear conciliatory when speaking to the media. When both sides are behind closed doors, I'm sure they realize that each will have to make some compromises to arrive at a settlement. Of course, the judge will have to approve it. But what judge wouldn't approve the settlement of such a landmark case when disapproving it would put it squarely back in his lap to decide? --Mike Buckley

To: Sir Francis Drake who wrote (1650)	3/23/2000 5:35:00 AM
From: Teflon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1817

Morgan, note the MSFT article this AM in the WSJ regarding the progress in the settlement talks... biz.yahoo.com Crossing my fingers! Teflon

To: Sir Francis Drake who wrote (1650)	3/23/2000 5:57:00 AM
From: Teflon	Respond to of 1817

Here's the WP article on the MSFT settlement talks: Hope for Microsoft Settlement Rekindled By James V. Grimaldi Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 23, 2000 Out-of-court negotiations between Microsoft Corp. and government antitrust lawyers have come to life in recent weeks and could be edging closer to a deal that does not involve breaking up the world's largest software company, according to people familiar with the talks. washingtonpost.com Teflon