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To: Gerald Walls who wrote (43222)	4/24/2000 2:51:00 PM
From: Insitu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

I'm not saying that MSFT isn't or wasn't a threat to anyone. They clearly were and are. MSFT broke the law and must pay the price. My only argument is that a cash penalty, and a huge one at that, is better than either a breakup or other DOJ monitoring of future products.

To: Gerald Walls who wrote (43222)	4/24/2000 8:02:00 PM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Tribute POINT: "That's why a massive fine would be better than a breakup. We could all move on, with the DOJ and states a lot richer and MSFT a lot poorer." COUNTER POINT: "Hell, a fine was all that was needed, but those types of fines are called "political contributions" or more accurately "tribute". I agree. One thing made clear at the trial was that some of that money is ours. A massive fine would be mere tribute. It would just be a tax on a feudal lord, the payment of which would constitute a federal license from on high. What good would a fine of any size do to relieve the underlieing injustice? Cutting the feds in on a share of the loot is not the answer. It will just institutionalize the current mess. The more MSFT gouges out of the public, the more Gates and the Feds make as partners in crime. It's one thing to be paying our taxes to the government. It's another to be paying levies to the Fed's liege Lord Gates too. Medieval. I say, No Way. Make things right. Hal