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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (4214)	12/30/1997 9:49:00 AM
From: Jay M. Harris	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10921

Brian, you are exactly correct! Ditto Ditto.. The government will increase the cost to the consumer for future technology product cycles. Interference with what can be integrated with the operating system is nothing short of "central planning". I'm not trying to offend any government people who are reading this thread and trying to be successful, but your leadership in justice is misguided. I'm also a Microsoft shareholder. I think it is the best managed company that I've ever followed. This entire situation is extremely sad. With all of the obvious problems in Washington, the fact that they are using my tax dollars for an assult on what makes this country great is so poor that it's beyond explanation! Jay

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (4214)	12/30/1997 4:34:00 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10921

NSCP did not leverage a monopoly position on one area to gain their dominant position in browsers. You made a poor analogy. Tom

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (4214)	12/30/1997 5:03:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Respond to of 10921

Brian; MSFT didn't just give IE away, it forced it on box makers Via a "hopsons choice" which in reality is no choice. MSFT has become a big bully in the PC world; it's under-handed, Tactics are also reflected in IE. IE don't ask, it sets itself up as the default.if your upgrading From say 3.01 to 95.IE will also alter file assosiations, Without asking. AT every angle it pushes itself upon the user. New users are blind to it, and often even experienced users Get frustrated trying to configure their system to use another Browser. Even my viewers were all changed, to were if I hit a gif or other graphic file EI would pop up and at that Point try to take me by the hand and coax me into signing up with MSN! In trying to get rid of this mess IE and WIN95 Resorted to intimidation by warning me my system might not Work. To Hell with those tactics. I hope the Justice dept. Burns Their rear.