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To: Bruce Brown who wrote (48552)	11/4/2001 1:59:51 AM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

OJ is available to be one of the three. If I remember correctly, Gates chooses one, the government chooses one and the two agree on a third person. Which slot would OJ fill? :) --Mike Buckley

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (48552)	11/4/2001 4:42:48 PM
From: hokieharry	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Bruce, I would like to see the running tab total for the last few years of litigation that includes the 18 states involved, all the corporations involved, the government as well as the European costs to date. I think it is a $$ amount number that should be made known to the public for historcial purposes. Maybe more for repayment to society in general from Mr. Softy than purely historical purposes. MSFT and Mr. Gates might hardly notice it.

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (48552)	11/4/2001 7:07:07 PM
From: EnricoPalazzo	Respond to of 54805

Maybe now that he was cleared again in yet another case (the latest road rage trial), OJ might be available to serve as one of the three on the "serious oversight" team. Unlikely. I think that O.J. is far too busy search for the real killer.

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (48552)	11/4/2001 7:10:05 PM
From: EnricoPalazzo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

On a more serious side, I would like to see the running tab total for the last few years of litigation that includes the 18 states involved, all the corporations involved, the government as well as the European costs to date. I actually don't think the costs were that high. I've heard "tens of millions". I know that boies charged a very low rate (something like $50 an hour). Microsoft's costs surely outpaced the govt's by a wide margin. Whether one agreed or disagreed with the case, the actual cost of legal fees was was small potatoes compared to, say, reining in a monopolist or stifling innovation.