To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (15136 ) 12/19/1997 3:10:00 PM From: Daniel Schuh Respond to
Microsoft contempt hearing set for Jan. 13 zdnet.com It could be an uphill climb for Microsoft. In a clear jab at the company, Jackson observed that it appeared quite easy to uninstall the Internet Explorer browser from Windows 95. Indeed, he said that in a demonstration, court officials removed IE 3.02 from the OS in less than 90 seconds. "We're quite pleased that the court will provide an opportunity for technical experts to provide testimony in this case," said David Smith, associate general counsel at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash. "We've had a lot of heat in this process and now we'll have an opportunity to shed a little light." Smith said Windows 95 contains upwards of 14 million lines of code, more than the FAA uses to run its air-traffic control system. "[Because of the software] you can't slice it and dice it with a legal meat cleaver," he said "The hearing demonstrates that it would be fairly easy for Microsoft to comply with the preliminary injunction if [they] made a good faith effort," said Edward Black, president of the Computer & Communications Industry Association in Washington, following the hearing.
