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To: XINLING DENG who wrote (40317)	4/2/2000 4:33:00 AM
From: vc21	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

TPJ is ruling on April 7th. Posner just went to one of the rules of negotiation which is Ury's balcony trick. You go to the balcony for a breath of air. We have plenty of time here. Everyone is merely trying to show who's got bigger cajones. Consider this a car buying experience with a manager, saleswo/man and customer. Everyone is flexing their muscle. I'll believe TPJ is about to rule right before he does. And I really love this "MSFT will be down 20" talk. It just makes me more strongly believe that MSFT will be up on the ruling if it comes to that. - VC

To: XINLING DENG who wrote (40317)	4/2/2000 12:07:00 PM
From: Bill Holtzman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

>>This is a very serious statement from Judge Richard Posner which should make DOJ and States think twice when the case goes to U.S. Court of Appeals where Richard Posner is Chief Judge. What do you think?<< Sounds to me like you're implying Posner is scuttling talks because of the States/DOJ. That would be fantastic! His statement, unlike those of Klein and Jackson, sounds much more like a professional jurist and much less like a ranting child. If he lives up to his words Microsoft will have a field day on the DOJ.

To: XINLING DENG who wrote (40317)	4/2/2000 12:22:00 PM
From: pagejack	Respond to of 74651

Posner is not a judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia - where Judge Jackson's final decision will be appealed. Judge Posner will never rule on the merits of the case - even if appointed to the Supreme Court he would be required to recuse himself if the case went to that court.