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To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/6/1998 9:13:00 AM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

I just heard on CNBC that Bill Gates is going to be a pitch man for the Big Berth line of clubs by Callaway. No joke. I wonder how much they're paying him... :-) There's only one reasonable explanation for this and it supports my assertion that Gates is starting to get more active in political games: PR. It gets his face before the public.

To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/6/1998 9:56:00 AM
From: Flair	Respond to of 74651

Ibexx, - OFF TOPIC - Luckily I managed to get out SUNW a couple of weeks ago when it reached high. Windows NTs are really hurting Sun's workstation business.

To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/6/1998 11:21:00 AM
From: Flair	Respond to of 74651

Ibexx and all, - "Microsoft tries to score some legal, PR points" seattletimes.com A very good article. ...................................................... Faced with the prospect of a widening antitrust probe, Microsoft this week said it is shifting strategies on two business practices that have drawn close scrutiny recently. It's unclear what business impact the changes might have, but observers said the moves are good legal and public-relations strategies and appear aimed at stealing some thunder from government lawyers looking to build a broad monopoly case against the company. Yesterday, Microsoft officials confirmed they likely will change the way they promote certain World Wide Web content on the opening screen of the Windows operating system, altering a marketing strategy that has given valuable advertising space to Microsoft's publishing partners. That news comes just days after the company said it would begin allowing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) under contract with Microsoft to offer customers competing Web browsers, such as Netscape Communications' Navigator. ................................................... ..............

To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/6/1998 11:28:00 AM
From: Flair	Respond to of 74651

Ibexx & all, - "Bill Gates' diary 03/03/98" slate.com

To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/6/1998 11:47:00 AM
From: Flair	Respond to of 74651

Ibexx, - OFF TOPIC - The following is from Briefing's yesterday's comments after close. ======================================================= Briefing contends that a strong report won't bode well for the market as bad news will be amplified following the disappointing announcements from Disney and Intel. ======================================================= Today, once again this proves how bad the briefing's comments are. I remembered that briefing kept pushing hard-disk industry when WDC was around 54, and issued strong buys when it dropped to 30. Now, WDC is 16. The good thing of briefing is issuing real-time market news and a complete track of economics data.

To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/7/1998 2:06:00 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Ibexx, what are your thoughts about a MSFT preannouncement of lower earnings? Is that possible? I'm thinking maybe.

To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/11/1998 10:45:00 PM
From: Flair	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Ibexx & all, - "Microsoft Sets June 25 As Windows 98 Retail Launch Date" techweb.com (03/11/98; 2:41 p.m. EST) By Paula Rooney, Computer Retail Week At its retail summit next week, Microsoft will finally disclose the June 25 delivery date for Windows 98, sources said this week. The operating system upgrade, which offers an integrated Internet Explorer as well as universal serial bus support, will be released to manufacturing May 15. They said retailers can officially begin selling the new box June 25. "That's the safe advertising date," one retail executive said. Microsoft officials would not comment, except to say details of the Win 98 rollout will be announced at a company-sponsored retail summit in San Francisco early next week. In anticipation of that gathering, Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft announced this week that Microsoft Plus 98, the consumer companion to Win 98, has moved into beta testing and "will ship in the second quarter simultaneous with Windows 98." While Microsoft is intent on shipping Win 98 before the end of the quarter and its own fiscal year on June 30, there are still concerns and speculations about possible interference by the U.S. Justice Department, which is investigating, among other things, Microsoft's integration of IE with Win 98. A source close to the Justice Department said the department and attorneys general from 11 states are actively pursuing legal action against Microsoft, which could affect the release of Win 98. "We're still investigating, but it would be wiser to do something before Windows 98 comes out," said the source. He added, however, that the department is still unsure whether to base its charge on the Sherman Anti-Trust Act or Microsoft's 1995 consent decree with the government, and that no decision has been made.

To: Ibexx who wrote (5371)	3/12/1998 7:45:00 AM
From: Flair	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Ibexx & all, - "DOJ likely won't block Microsoft Windows 98- WSJ" biz.yahoo.com NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - The Justice Department probably won't block Microsoft Corp's (MSFT - news) Windows 98 software from coming out with a version that includes Internet browsing software, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday in its electronic edition. However, citing people close to the case, the Journal said the government may ask a U.S. District Court judge to order the company to also offer a separate Windows 98 version without Internet software. The Judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, issued an order in December covering Windows 95, the current version of the program. A Justice Department spokesman said no decision has been made on the government's next step, the newspaper said. This move wouldn't derail a separate, broader antitrust case against Microsoft, the newspaper said. However, the probable requirement that Microsoft offer the separate verion of Windows, with access to the browser hidden, would likely be fiercely resisted by the company, according to the Journal. The company says it hasn't violated antitrust law and that move further limits its ability to innovate.