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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (43317)	4/25/2000 1:40:00 AM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 74651

Soooo..... If Office is split off, the remaining company will still have both the OS and the browser. Which, I guess, they can combine if they want......until they get sued.....in 2005.....and it will all be finally resolved on the final appeal in 2009......by which time the Next Big Thing will have made both browsers and OS's obsolete.......

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (43317)	4/25/2000 2:15:00 AM
From: David Howe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Thanks everyone for the feedback on my post. I was excessively frustrated today and felt the need to put my thoughts on paper. In regard to my off topic comment and this and other responses << Well, I was in total agreement with you until the last paragraph. A parent's right to custody of their child is not negotiable. >> I agree with you that the child belonged with his father. My point was that the DOJ handled the situation poorly. That gun directly in his face was not necessary. IMO Back to the DOJ / MSFT. It seems to me that any 'remedy' is in reality just a punitive measure at this point. Breaking up the company is so out of line it's mind boggling. As MSFT has said, this is out of left field. Nothing in the case is cause to take such drastic a measure. This has simply become the case of a proud and misguided judge and a slew of MSFT's competitors that are in charge of formatting a verdict and resolution. Dave