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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thunder who wrote (50785)	10/7/2000 12:17:16 AM
From: The Duke of URL©	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

This is getting all too weird. Jadge Jackson has been reprimanded before by this same Appellate Court for, I believe, commenting on matters that may come before him on review. Now the Judge's comments, if as reported are true: Although he insisted he was "full of admiration" for Microsoft's accomplishments in the software industry, Judge Jackson strongly criticised Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, saying he believed Mr Gates did not understand he violated the law. "Bill Gates is an ingenious engineer, but I don't think he is that adept at business ethics," he said. "He has not yet come to realise things he did [when Microsoft was smaller] he should not have done when he became a monopoly." The judge also indicated he felt Microsoft had continued its anti-competitive behaviour even after his order breaking up the company, saying the company was "well en route to another monopoly". His comments might be read to imply that MS made some slick argument or had such power as to get a Judge dismissed. This Appellate Court is the same Court that ruled on Judge Sporkin. They did not dismiss Judge Sporkin they directed that the case be reassigned on remand, because they felt that Judge Sporkin had over stepped his bounds by failing to accept a settlement that had been agreed to by the DOJ. These are matters which would have to come before Judge Jackson if the case is remanded THIS TIME. These are matters pending now. If MS acted as a monopolist in releasing Win2000, or anything else subsequent to the trial, that would have to be submitted in court for decision after a hearing of facts, not at Press Conference. Some of these views might be at issue in Judge Jackson's process of the original case. I guess we got our wish...we certainly do live in interesting times.