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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (16021)	1/12/1998 5:19:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

Analysts Predict Ruling Against Microsoft techweb.com Microsoft is held in contempt by thousands of resentful computer users and competitors. In return, of course, thousands of Microsofties and their investor friends hold us in contempt. What could be fairer? On Tuesday, it may also be held in contempt by the U.S. government. Similarly, that would be only fair too, but I won't bet on the outcome. I was getting mighty nervous about the way the local press was talking before yesterday's Packer game, too, but their optimism proved justified. I offer no prediction. These guys do, though. . . According to both industry and legal analysts, a federal judge is likely to do just that. . . . If he does find Microsoft in contempt, Judge Jackson will have the option of imposing a threatened $1 million-a-day fine, which has never been enacted. If Jackson did impose the fine, it could be applied retroactively to Dec. 11, Gray said. That may be the reason Microsoft has changed its approach in the past few days. "Microsoft seems to have gone out of its way to goad the judge," said analyst Chris Le Tocq of Dataquest, in San Jose, Calif. "It's interesting that we now see a conciliatory approach by Microsoft, which implies they think their ground is not quite as firm as they thought when they started." All this excitement within 3 days, I can't take it. Mercifully, NT is holding up well for me, otherwise I'd really be going nuts! IE is sort of nutty, though, at least when not the primary browser. One time, a click in nav vectored into IE, another time a click in IE opened up Nav. Another time, a click sent me into NT explorer! Sheesh, I was just trying to hit the ESPN Packer story on home.microsoft.com, never did get there. Is there any way to turn of image autoload in IE? Cheers, Dan.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (16021)	1/12/1998 5:44:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Microsoft Changes PR, But Story Is The Same techweb.com It has not been the software giant's finest hour. Apologetic but believing themselves right, a cadre of Microsoft executives fanned across the country last week to say, "We've behaved badly." But they said so without retreating from their position that Internet Explorer and Windows 95 are one and the same. Well, shoot, Microsoft is always right. Pretty confusing going through all this contriteness when the truth is on your side. Belfiore said Microsoft will continue to press its legal position. "We should be able to define the Windows standard," said Belfiore. But if the government wins and dictates what can and cannot be in an operating system, "we may have to build and test a version of Windows no one will use," he added. "That slows innovation." On the other hand, all those startups being able to function with a little less fear and trepidation about that inevitable summons to Redmond, and the subsequent wait to be informed if the verdict is "embrace", "demolish", or not yet worth the trouble- that might speed innovation. Who can say? Cheers, Dan.