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

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (57661)	4/26/2001 11:26:46 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Do you really think the appeals court will show their disapproval of bias in a tribunal by exercising their own bias? Yes...but the case is not thought to be as clear cut as Jackson said it was. He put them down too much. Just image bad mouthing your boss publically; what would happen; you get fired. For judges they can just shoot down his rulings with very harsh words to put him down...the equivalent of a firing. Jackson tried to connect with his boss's boss by trying for a direct route to the Supreme Court. Did you notice how fast the Appeals Court reacted even before the order to take it to the Supreme Court was issued by Jackson. They were eager to get their hands on the case and influence the Supreme Court to send it to Appeals first. I wonder why they wanted the case so badly<g> It is obvious from the special hearing to review Jackson's conduct. C'mon that says it all. That is one reason (there are others) why I feel MSFT will come out ahead...it will tip the scales in favor of MSFT. The DOJ/States blew it, IMHO. Should have settled on pretty good terms---but the State AGs were after too much is what I read resulted in stalled settlement talks. They just got too greedy. If one looks at the case from a MSFT competitor's perspective, it is clear that if the Judge, Government were reasonable, they would have gotten this matter resolved on good terms. Jackson just made it so hard for MSFT work out a deal---gave the State AGs too much ammunition. ...and now they will come with nothing for their efforts. Such a waste of the great David Bowie performances..I mean David Boies.<g> They had a chance to take the victory and now they will probably end up getting nothing. Although I have read stories of how the State AGs would still keep going after MSFT if a new trial was ordered even without the DOJ, I would not bet on it (especially CA). It is just a ploy to work out a face saving deal when they lose. Too costly and some will be under a lot of pressure from constituents to drop it if by chance a decision in favor of MSFT coincides with MSFT leading the Nasdaq higher (which I believe will happen).