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To: GST who wrote (40833)	4/3/2000 7:25:00 PM
From: Larry Sullivan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Why is fighting for your beliefs arrogant? Why is fighting the government arrogant? I personally love watching someone that is strong enough that they do not have to capitulate, but can fight. Microsoft isn't spitting in the face of the government, but they are vociferously defending their beliefs - valiant and courageous come to mind. I agree that this doesn't look the best right now, but in a few months this could be quite nice. Larry...

To: GST who wrote (40833)	4/3/2000 7:34:00 PM
From: Michael Kucera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

RE: Talk about an arrogant company -- I guess they were not used to be in a room with somebody whom they could not threaten. yes this COULD have been avoided but is it better to have msft hand over the "keys to the kingdom" or fight this? IMO the "arrogance" of msft is what makes them successful. Look at the competition: sunw, rhat, orcl...all led by malcontent SOB's. We know nothing about what happened behind the scenes during this fiasco nor do we know who is really paying off TPJ! I GUARANTEE he had to be briefed on technology during this trial and was initially confused with the technical jargon...I think msft gets the last laugh in the months ahead as this ruling is reversed and we head back to where we belong: the 150's

To: GST who wrote (40833)	4/3/2000 7:34:00 PM
From: Michael Young	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 74651

Just read the conclusions of law. Section II, para A is very interesting. It deals with MSFT "tying" Internet Explorer with Windows. The Judge acknowledges that the DC Circuit has ruled [147 F.3d 935 (D.C. Cir 1998)] that MSFT should be free to decide what enhancements should be made to a software product (Windows), free from government oversight. Yet he disagrees with the Court of Appeals, citing some older Supreme Court cases. The Judge said that consumers were "harmed" despite the fact that MSFT did not charge for IE. He also found that there was a consumer demand for an operating system which did not include a browser. It is apparent that Judge Jackson and the DC Circuit have divergent views on this issue. MIKE