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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (45692)5/31/2000 10:32:00 AM
From: John F. Dowd  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
CT: Well I guess it is one you can play whilst sitting on thine fat arse. JFD



To: Charles Tutt who wrote (45692)5/31/2000 11:49:00 AM
From: The Duke of URLĀ©  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
Here now, the Top 10 reasons the DOJ sought a Microsoft breakup from ZDNET:

10. In hindsight, Al Gore unhappy with price he got from Gates, Ballmer, and Allen for his operating system.

9. Government economic advisors' reasoning: More Microsofts, more jobs.

8. Gates' worth: billions. Gates' contributions to Democratic Party: not even a billion.

7. Joel Klein's new title: Chief Software Industry architect.

6. Janet Reno blackmailed with photos from crazy South Beach days.

5. Government experts calculate Microsoft caused key middleware applications to be delayed by 5.3 years.

4. Government experts calculate Microsoft caused matter-anti matter warp drive to be delayed by 3.2 eons.

3. Unarmed women and children too easy a target. Needed more of a challenge.

2. Redmond sucks.

And the number one reason the Department of Justice sought a Microsoft breakup:

1. Not yet incorporated into Microsoft operating system: patch for big government.

zdnet.com