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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (259610)	4/8/2009 11:54:13 PM
From: fastpathguru	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

FPG, > Assuming that the government's intent, at the time, was to regulate. Personally, I think the government got exactly what it wanted. So the government at the time wanted to give Microsoft a gift? Uhh, yes. The Bush administration's slap-on-the-wrist settlement (after Clinton's DOJ won a strong victory) with Microsoft was not only neither punitive nor remedial, but effectively sanctioned Microsoft's bad behavior given A) no real consequences, and B) double jeopardy. The Bush administration was very timid on the antitrust front for the duration of his presidency. fpg