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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (15353)	12/22/1997 6:33:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

Ah, now we shift from the technicallly expert Mr. Middleton to the legally expert Mr. Middleton. The Judge is an idiot, but that's not the problem, he violated Microsoft's sacred due process rights! Due process has been violated! Ir's so unfair! I guess he'll just have to strike that from the record, tell himself to ignore it. Like I said this is my own little OJ trial, rest assured I don't prejudge the outcome. Remember, I'm Critical Legal Studies guy on stuff like this. If the next Judge up the line says Jackson screwed up, so be it. Then, Justice will have to come back with the full fledged Sherman action Urowsky suggested in the first hearing, and maybe NT2k will be the issue instead of the OS formerly known as Windows97. Fine, I keep getting confused as to whether Windows 98 is supposed to be important or not anyway. Regardless, plenty of people not normally associated with the ilk seem to be thinking that showing contempt for the Judge here is not exactly the wisest legal strategy. Time will tell. It's fine for you guys to make fun of me, but I don't think it's such a good idea for Microsoft to make fun of the Judge, when he still has some bearing on the case. Cheers, Dan.

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (15353)	12/23/1997 2:35:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Reggie, "Here's the substance. Whether the judge thinks he was right or wrong, smart or stupid, he should have performed the test in the presence of both sides adn should have had a qualified expert, approved (or at least deposed) by both sides. If he didn't want to do this, fine, but he shouldn't have deliberately leaked the results to the press. Understand, whether he was right or wrong, he went about it without giving MSFT due process (again) and he was techinally wrong on top of it all. Don't you think that the judge's comment, and all of the negative media coverage that it has caused, colors the perception of MSFT's veracity and position? If so, then the judge was out of line." Wouldn't it have all just been easier if Microsoft had complied instead of forcing the Judge to make up these tests which he has the power to record publicly? So much easier to hide the truth from the public when its buried in an upgrade. Could this be what they call a "public hearing". Cheers, Norm