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To: John Donahoe who wrote (16735)	1/26/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

The Wise Guy Defense techweb.com Hey, John, if the sacred icon was important enough for Microsoft to declare war on Compaq, maybe it should be important to the judge too. Rest assured, the current settlement is an interim measure, the matter will be revisited. Anyway, back to your sober analysis, here's another guy who doesn't get it. Sorry there are so many people out there needing to be straightened out. his week, Microsoft has been in court arguing that it honored a court order to offer computer makers Windows 95 without Internet Explorer. Microsoft says to do so, it had to ship faulty copies of Win 95. Separating the operating system and the browser, Microsoft contends, breaks the OS because the two are so intertwined. So, who's at fault for the bad OSes? The court, for writing the order in the first place, of course, Microsoft says. Can't you just see the smirks on the faces of the defense team when they thought of that one? No? Listen to this exchange: Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson: "It was absolutely clear to you that I entered an order that required you to distribute a product that would not work? Is that what you're telling me?" David Cole, vice president of Internet Technologies, Microsoft: "In plain English, yes. We followed the order. It wasn't my place to consider the consequences of that." Boy, that Wise Guy Defense sure is tricky -- alienate the judge, the computer manufacturers, and the public in one fell swoop. Microsoft's performance during the hearing is disingenuous. It's got the feel of bad faith. And worse, Microsoft doesn't seem to care. And, of course, neither do you John. Sorry so many people can't see the wisdom of your viewpoint. Cheers, Dan.