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To: Richard M. Smith who wrote (5385)	11/7/1997 12:48:00 AM
From: Kal	Respond to of 64865

bon apetit more %%it revealed about MSF by Frank Barnako Microsoft's hardball tactics disclosed A contract between Earthlink Network and Microsoft Corp. reportedly forbids the Net access provider from making customers aware of browsers that compete with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and the terms set a minimum percentage of its customers that should use Explorer. The contract and its terms came to light during this week's U.S. Senate committee hearing about the Net, and was included in an Earthlink federal securities filing, the Seattle Times reported. Provisions of the contract provide ammunition for critics of Microsoft who say the company is trying to gain monopoly power on the Net. The story quoted Microsoft spokesman Mark Murray as saying the deal with Earthlink was a "simple cross-promotion agreement." Meanwhile, Microsoft reportedly is interested in developing a high-speed Internet access service that would compete with the one operated by At Home Corp. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that talks about such a project involve cable companies including US West Inc. and Time Warner Inc., have been underway since late summer. The report comes a day after a separate one said Microsoft was close to completing a $1 billion investment in US West's cable operations. Under the terms of its investment in cable operator Comcast Corp., which is a co-owner of At Home, Microsoft has the right to compel Comcast to end its exclusive relationship with At Home in two years, the Journal reported.