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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18845)	4/30/1998 7:50:00 PM
From: Cory Gault	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Greetings Dan: Another information free post here, sorry. I usually read the posts on this thread once a day....very entertaining. It is interesting, if not for this one issue I think you and I might agree on a lot of issues from a political perspective. However, in my opinion this industry has created the greatest explosion of wealth in decades and I don't see where gov't involvement is going to fix what isn't broken. Another item I find ironic, as the gov't builds its case against MSFT and tries to convince the world that Microsoft is an evil law breaking entity, MSFT continues to be a "victim" to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars each year in the form of software piracy. Maybe the feds and state AG's should spend a little time and resources prosecuting the real criminals. Have a good evening. CG

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18845)	4/30/1998 11:16:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Partners toe Microsoft line news.com Partners is another one of those slippery words here. Anyway, here we go again. "The direct effect on the U.S. economy of a delay to Windows 98 would be considerable. More than 2 million Americans, for instance, develop software that runs on Windows, while a similar number work in the computer services industry," the letter states. "Interfering with the release of Windows 98 would drag down the entire industry's efforts to deliver value to customers and returns to shareholders." And how is that? Since there's not supposed to be much of anything new, except for a tv tuner, what's hanging in the lurch here? Business isn't supposed to care about Windows98, according to Microsoft, and that's where all the money is. What's supposed to run on Windows98 that won't on Win95? Who's zooming who here? In a separate campaign, the Microsoft Executive Reseller Counsel--made up of about 30 companies worldwide--is encouraging companies to contact their respective attorneys general and governors to halt actions against Microsoft. Hey Guv! Lay off my buddy Bill! Again, the legal mechanism for this cease and desist order is unclear. Jay Amato, president and chief operating officer of Vanstar, is spearheading the effort on behalf of the Reseller Council--which he said generates revenues of more than $100 billion and employs more than 150,000 workers. He warned that hindering the release of Windows 98 could be disastrous. Once more, the world in flames if standard Microsoft business practice is hindered! After all, everybody wants an OS that sucks less. "While you can debate a lot of things about Microsoft, their role is extremely important in this industry," he added. "This issue is much bigger than whether or not you slap Microsoft." The connection between the first sentence and the second sentence is far from clear. Anyway, after a bunch more stuff about where the motivation for this particular little grass roots campaign is coming from, we conclude with one of these little NYT-style irony without comment things. Amato also is apparently a friend of Steve Ballmer, the executive vice president of Microsoft. Cheers, Dan.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18845)	4/30/1998 11:30:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 24154

Legal Action On Windows 98 Could Delay Windows NT 5.0 techweb.com Sounds like a good excuse to me, though the logic is elusive. Anyway, Steve's buddy Amato is the source here too. "Our whole future in professional services is based around Microsoft's deployment of new technology," he said. I'd say that's a problem, but that's just me. Furthermore, Amato is seeking to galvanize political clout by setting up meetings with state officials, and is seeking an audience with Vice President Al Gore. "Given his aspiration toward the presidency, I think he should get involved," Amato said. Hey, can't Bill do anything for himself anymore? Too busy being the naive software engineer (or hobnobbing with less democratically chosen heads of state) to call up his old golf buddies, Al Gore and that other Bill? Anyway, on to the same ironic conclusion as that other piece. Amato said he is keeping an "arms distance" from Microsoft on the issue, and said he did receive an e-mail from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft executive vice president, thanking him for the support. Cheers, Dan.