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To: Sam Scrutchins who wrote (6366)	11/13/1997 1:03:00 AM
From: soup	Respond to of 213173

Would MSFT Sells Its OS Division to AAPL? via New York (Cyber)Times Op-Ed Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. >I hate the idea of government meddling in legal business matters. Even more than that, I hate the idea of a government agency trying to make decisions about the definitions of software and operating system. Finally, as an entrepreneur the concept of being punished for success scares me. But, in spite of all this, I have to take a stand. Microsoft should be broken up. < nytimes.com I've thought for some time that MSFT would license Rhapsody code to be Windows 2000. I might have it completely backwards though. If the pressure to break up MSFT proves too great, and they have put their OS division on the block. Who then would be best equipped to take the OS technology to the next level but MSFT's newest buddy and ally -- AAPL. 1) While they wouldn't be able to leverage the OS against others, I'm sure they would structure the deal so it couldn't be used against them. 2) Freed of OS development responsibilities, they could focus on more profitable ventures. 3) New Rhapsod-ized app would create another upgrade cycle they need to keep up MSFT's earnings growth. I'm all f'klempt. Talk amongst yourselves. soup PS. Think Jobs would grant Dell a license? :1