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To: David Howe who wrote (59329)7/2/2001 2:32:07 PM
From: The Duke of URL©  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
>> It's spin coming from the State AG's in an attempt to hurt MSFT and put them on the defensive again. It's no doubt the largest bargaining chip they have on their side. If they keep threatening a breakup, they might be able to get MSFT to concede more in a settlement.<<

The states' case is nothing without the Department of Justice. Plus, if the DOJ settles, the states will immediately go 19 different ways.

A state "breakup" will be out of the question.

It will be: "What do you mean, I can use MSIE in the rest of the world, but I can't use my MSIE in Arkansas????"

:))



To: David Howe who wrote (59329)7/2/2001 3:31:25 PM
From: Charles Tutt  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
You complain that some states, by enforcing the law, might "destroy the company" (which BTW overstates what a breakup would do). MSFT has more resources, and is more powerful than some states. Yet you want _it_ to have the ability to destroy companies at will, even if illegally, simply because you own stock in it. That strikes me as beyond hypocritical.

JMHO.

Charles Tutt (TM)


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