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To: jhild who wrote (20874)	6/8/2000 3:48:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Tell ya what jhild. $500 says it don't happen like Judge Jackson claims. Escrow will be held by David Lawrence or Moonray, unless you have some other person we both know and trust. I can think of a few, but those two MAY deal with the burden out of kindness. Of course if this is illegal we would not care to pursue it, however, I believe we're under the dis-allowed dollar amount. Now if the money is a problem, we could do something along the lines of putting one or the other up for...say three days. I'd even let you have your choice as to the corner of the tent you want. And we have a two seater with a short path, so you'd have first choice of reading material...should we both need a seat at the same time. I wouldn't even make you milk the cow. But we don't have to worry about thatsince you ain't got a preyer. Never does one person have this much power, Judge Jackson is lost in his basic understanding of the industry and the technology. Matter of fact I think the high court will throw this out as a moot point...if it even gets past an appeal. The biggest shame of the whole thing is the limbo it's placed the MSFT worker through. Too bad you fail to understand the proceedure these cases must go through. IMO MSFT argued their case for the next steps in the process ahead...and they've done well. If I've ever learned anything...it's legal cases get a life of their own. This one is young yet and nowhere near finished.

To: jhild who wrote (20874)	6/13/2000 12:22:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Got this recently and thought it only right to share it with you. "On Microsoft's Being Forced To Split: Wow, what an awesome day for computing! Thanks, Judge Jackson! Just think, in today's horribly noncompetitive, Microsoft-dominated environment, we have no real browser choices at all, except for AwebII, Amaya, Arachne, Cello, Chimera, Grail, HotJava, I-Com, I-View, IBrowse,InterGo, Internet Workhorse, Lynx, Mosaic/MultiLingual Mosaic, NeoPlanet, NetCruiser, Netscape, Mozilla, OmniWeb, Opera, Quarterdeck, Spyglass, STiK/CAB, Sesame Navigator, SlipKnot, Softerm, Tango, Tiber, TkWWW, UdiWWW, Voyager, WebExplorer, WebTV, iCAB, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and a few others; or about 100 different ones in all if you count various subtypes and versions. Thank you, Judge Jackson, from rescuing us from this lack of choice! Likewise, in today's horribly noncompetitive, Microsoft-dominated operating system environment, we are totally straightjacketed into running only BeOS or FreeBSD or FreeDOS or Solaris or OS/2 or the MacOS or the AmigaOS or any of the many classic NIXen or any of the approximate 50(!) flavors of Linux--- or one of the 5 flavors of Windows in wide circulation. I can't wait until we actually have some choices! Clearly, Microsoft's stranglehold on the industry has completely stifled development of all alternative approaches and kept prices artificially high, which is why computers remain exotic and rare luxury purchases in the hands of only tiny numbers of the super-rich and the technologically elite. Thanks to Judge Jackson's vision and courage, maybe one day we'll reach the goal of having computers for the masses, in every business and many homes; with hardware and software so cheap some companies--- ISPs, for example--- will even be able to give away complete computer systems for free, just for signing up! And we'll finally have a choice among dozens of browsers and dozens of operating systems, many of which won't cost a dime. Clearly, this happy day of cheap, ubiquitous hardware and abundant, affordable software never would happen without Judge Jackson's brave actions. Er, waitaminit---it already happened? Long before* Jackson's ruling? Um, Judge, can we talk?"

To: jhild who wrote (20874)	7/31/2000 11:14:46 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 22053

You think DMA might have a comment on this???......... "USPS to deliver e-mail The United States Postal Service reportedly plans to offer home delivery of e-mail printouts at a cost of 41 cents for a two-page message. Consumers would have to have their own Web access, and the Postal service would forward e-mail that comes to the account, the Wall Street Journal reported. The service would have value to marketers who want to reach consumers but know only their street address. The Postal Service would forward the e-mails to those residents, if they had previously signed up to receive e-mails. The resulting database of street and e-mail addresses would be the most efficient tool ever created for delivering spam, the Journal said. " --------------------------------------------------------- AND NOW THIS. "Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other." -- Ronald Reagan, Saturday Evening Post, 1965