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Technology Stocks : MSFT Internet Explorer vs. NSCP Navigator -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (15800)	1/5/1998 8:07:00 PM
From: 16yearcycle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Gosh, I'm shocked with these most recent developments! The gov/nscp forces trying to pull a fast one.And the folks in Redmond unearthing the needed info. Just stunning. May I suggest that the countdown to nscp's funeral can now begin in earnest. SUNW and ORCL will be next. But it will be years before they actually have losses.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (15800)	1/5/1998 8:28:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

DOJ rejects Microsoft's 'special master' objection www5.zdnet.com I liked the earlier headline on ZDNN better, "BULLETIN: DOJ says Microsoft accusations unfounded", which suggest some "Same to you, Bud" counter from Bill. Same story, not much new. Cheers, Dan.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (15800)	1/5/1998 8:46:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Here is the interesting part! The special master assigned to the Justice Department's case against Microsoft was advised to file suit against the software giant after his Internet Explorer installation allegedly caused problems on his personal computer, according to documents released today by the government. The email, sent to a Netscape Communications executive in June, complains that after installing the Microsoft Web browser on his Macintosh, Lawrence Lessig was unable to use features of Netscape's software. "This is making me really angry," the email states. "Charlie Nesson thinks we should file suit." Nesson is a Harvard Law School professor specializing in computer issues. The email was filed along with a brief arguing that Lessig should not be removed as special master in the case, which the Justice Department initiated in late October. According to the filing, Microsoft sent Justice Department attorneys a letter today that made "a variety of accusations against Professor Lessig, including that the email exchange shows he has 'actual bias against Microsoft' and that he is 'a partisan of Netscape.'" Funny that you should bring this up but it demonstrates a number of things: 1.Although many people have a hard time installing new software how many contemplate suing the vendor. 2. It follows from 1. thatthe guy is biased vs. MSFT. Looks like MSFT has done their homework. 3.Lessig owns a MAC which does not permit the intergration of IE into his OS therfore things don't work as smoothly. Seems as if he is proving MSFT's point. 4.Owning a MAC is enough to demonstrate that we have a choice. If Lessig was satisfied w/ NSCP why did he try and switch to IE? Did he decide that IE might take up less room than the gargantuan NSCP? 5. I own a MAC and run NSCP Comm. and it takes up a lot of space and I am waiting for the IE version that will do all that my NSCP does. To conduct the comparison I will run both simultaneously. Did you know you can do that on a MAC? As ever and whatever