To: Gerald R. Lampton who wrote (14351 ) 11/23/1997 2:41:00 PM From: Daniel Schuh Respond to
It is interesting to note that, while Micorsoft frames the issue as plans to include "internet technology" in Windows, the DOJ frames the issue specifically as IE. "This work," the memorandum states, regarding Microsoft's development of Internet Explorer, "began long before Netscape, the beneficiary of the DOJ's petition, was founded in April 1994, and thus the work could not have been motivated by any desire to injure Netscape. The DOJ became aware of Microsoft's plans to include Internet-related features in Windows 95 when it subpoenaed large numbers of documents from Microsoft in late 1993 and early 1994 These documents detailed Microsoft's plans to make Internet-related technologies an integral part of Chicago[the code name for Windows 95 during its development] . In particular, the documents show that before Microsoft even knew of Netscape's existence, it was planning to include 'Integrated Net Browsing' in Windows 95 in the form of an 'FTP/Gopher/Web unified client.'." abcnews.com .
