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To: Gerald R. Lampton who wrote (24000)	6/8/2000 10:12:00 AM
From: Harvey Allen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Jerry- re: DC Circuit Court Within the D.C. Circuit, the outcome may well depend on the composition of the three-judge panel selected to hear the appeal. The panels are chosen at random and the 12-member appeals court has a cross-section of conservative Reagan and Bush appointees, Carter appointees and three relatively new judges placed on the bench during the Clinton administration. sjmercury.com

To: Gerald R. Lampton who wrote (24000)	6/8/2000 12:03:00 PM
From: miraje	Respond to of 24154

But that's just my idiosyncratic view. Thank you. I appreciate your insights on this case. It would be very interesting to know if the low numbering rules do, in fact, apply to the D.C. Circuit Court. If not, drawing the three judges by lot will create a crapshoot for day traders and option players in MSFT. 2/1 or 3/0 in either perceived ideological direction of the panel will give a strong indication of which ways the winds are likely to blow. Interesting times, indeed. Regards, JB

To: Gerald R. Lampton who wrote (24000)	6/8/2000 4:21:00 PM
From: Bearded One	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24154

Gerald, this assumption that Microsoft has a 'natural monopoly' irks me. Do you have a cellphone? What type is it? Who's your long distance carrier? What type of phone do you use at home? Nokia, AT&T, PacBell, BellAtlantic, Ericcson, QualComm, MCI, Sprint, Quest and others all seem to be able to work together to enable the biggest most complicated computer network ever made-- the phone system. Multiple hardware vendors, multiple protocols, copper, fiber, satellites, and everything works. Same for television stations and TV sets, video casette recorders and players, the compact-disk industry, radio stations, Hell, just about any major consumer techology you can think of has standards, interoperability, and, I might add, much better reliability than the OS market dominated by Windows. Yet somehow we're theoretically better off with one O/S that everyone uses. Bunk.