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To: abbigail who wrote (41656)	4/9/2000 5:49:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - One-third of Americans surveyed support the antitrust decision against Microsoft Corp., with 54 percent saying last week's federal court ruling would affect them personally, a poll said on Sunday. The Newsweek poll of 752 adults contacted April 6 and 7 found that 34 percent of the respondents disagreed with the ruling by U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, while 34 percent agreed with it and 32 percent had no opinion. As investors in and users of technology, 21 percent of the respondents believed the decision would have a major impact on them personally, while 33 percent expected a minor impact. Thirty-six percent said the ruling would have no impact on their lives. Jackson found last Monday that Microsoft <MSFT.O> used its monopoly power in personal computer operating systems to illegally intimidate other firms and preserve that monopoly. Microsoft plans to appeal. The Redmond, Washington-based high-tech giant could face penalties up to and including the breakup of the company, but 53 percent of the survey respondents said court sanctions should stop short of a Microsoft breakup. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points. REUTERS