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To: Charles Hughes who wrote (16813)	1/27/1998 5:43:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

Again, Chaz, I'll repeat my line on this. Microsoft was never being asked to eleminate the option of bundled/integrated/preloaded IE. It was being asked to give OEMs the option of not including IE, but would still be allowed to keep the existing bundling arrangement. My recollection could be wrong, if so, I'd like a source. But again, once it became clear after the initial leaks that the OEMs all loved Microsoft with all their heart, the exercise was pretty academic. Microsoft was never being asked to give up much, and in the end they didn't. The ruling might have meant something if Compaq and others had gone to DOJ and gotten some action when the sacred icon issue first came up, but that's water over the dam. The matter isn't closed yet, but the appeal panel isn't very... appealing. Of course, those appeal judges weren't political appointees, they were just the very best legal minds available to Reagan and Bush. So, the current action will probably fizzle out amidst a diminishing PR stream, maybe a final flurry after the appeal ruling. Other actions will move forward, sooner or later. Cheers, Dan.