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To: Charles Hughes who wrote (14889)	12/13/1997 11:19:00 PM
From: Harvey Allen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

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To: Charles Hughes who wrote (14889)	12/14/1997 5:31:00 PM
From: Reginald Middleton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

For one, I do not read it (the order) as a prevention of integration, just a prevention of conditional licensing. This condition on licensing doesn't say that MSFT is forcing OEM's to take thier GUI with thier core OS, so it cannot apply to the browser and the OS if they are truly integrated, applying only if they are separate products. To prevent MSFT form integrating the browser and the OS wold be nearly impossible. The market WANTS increased productivity from the OS. On this point, MSFT is right on the money. No judge has the power or influence to say no to the market. IF MSFT is forced to separate the browser and the OS (yet still somehow supply increased productivity through a combination of these products), the market would simply move that much more aggressively toward the combined products. I understand the willingness to enforce anti-trust and all, but what the government is coming dangerously close to is attempting to legislate economic supply and demand. Something that is heretofore considered impossible (ask the former Soviet Union).