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To: margie who wrote (60420)	8/7/2001 4:53:16 PM
From: John A. Stoops	Respond to of 74651

Margie, I agree. The experts say there is little chance for a MSFT victory. Let's see. It's time to revisit the initial ruling. I see no downside for MSFT with this initiative. I wish the MSFT legal team would start to take a more aggressive posture. John

To: margie who wrote (60420)	8/7/2001 6:00:28 PM
From: t2	Respond to of 74651

Margie, It looks like they are not just appealing last week's decision. They seem to be appealing the monopoly issue entirely. It looks like the focal point of their argument is going to Jackson's bias. Anyone who followed the trial knows that Jackson appeared biased against the company for whatever reason -and the breakup ruling, just accepting everything the government wanted, was evidence of this.

To: margie who wrote (60420)	8/7/2001 6:43:01 PM
From: t2	Respond to of 74651

This one appears to be good write up on the case. bloomberg.com key points: ``That the appeals court didn't find actual bias will be an obstacle that Microsoft will have to overcome,'' said William G. Ross, an expert on legal ethics who teaches at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Microsoft says the appeals court applied the wrong legal standard. The fact that Jackson appeared to be biased against Microsoft should be enough to warrant a new trial, the Redmond, Washington-based company said. ``The threat that the judge's misconduct poses to the public's perception of judges and the process of judging is palpable,'' Microsoft argued.