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To: cfimx who wrote (7764)	2/16/1998 6:01:00 PM
From: micromike	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Once again a very weak reply to my questions. Actually it's pitiful. I don't think you want to post MS propaganda on a Sun thread and to top it off it's from MS and not a neutral news source. And you ask why I say propaganda. Check this out READY TO DROP THE BIG ONE ON BILL GATES? businessweek.com MEMO PATROL. Unlike the IBM and AT&T cases, Justice has no plan to restructure or break up Microsoft. Instead, Justice officials want to halt a number of anticompetitive actions that they claim Microsoft uses to crush any threat to Windows' desktop hegemony. Trustbusters fear that once Microsoft can leverage Windows by adding extensions and making certain kinds of deals with content companies, it could control much of Internet commerce. Officials hope to make a decision on whether to proceed before the release of Windows 98--which blends the Internet Explorer browser and Windows--expected sometime in June. --- Sun Snaps Up Original VR Patents wired.com Lanier, now a lead scientist for the National Tele-Immersion Initiative, said he was pleased that Sun had acquired his inventions. Whether he ends up working with Sun in any way in the future is an open question. "Of all the available alternatives, it certainly pleases me more," he said. "I'm so happy Microsoft didn't get [the patents]." --- Now that's a neutral news source and from a scientist to boot. Now you tell me what company is admired and respected. It sure isn't your favourite company. Mike