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To: David Howe who wrote (46362)	11/16/2001 2:01:42 AM
From: Charles Tutt	Respond to of 64865

It appears the judge may still get a chance to impose a remedy. I think a good one might be to make them distribute the bulk of their cash to their shareholders as a dividend. That would help keep them from buying up and destroying software companies they see as a threat to their monopoly, and from "investing" in potential customers and competitors in order to influence their software decisions. It could bring some tax money into the Treasury, too. <g> JMHO. Charles Tutt (TM)

To: David Howe who wrote (46362)	11/16/2001 5:51:32 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

This is an anti-trust case not a popularity contest. If we took a poll for every legal case in front of the court, OJ would be in jail right now. I know M$FT wouldn't like it. However, it would be (IMO) a fair settlement and it would solve the problem. M$FT would still be able to make money selling apps & any conflict-of-interest charges in bundling & product integrations would be laid to rest. They're branching into entertainment & games, fine. They'll make their money where it can be made: using all their supposedly "innovative" skills to produce new software products.