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To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (6445)	5/4/1998 7:37:00 AM
From: Brian Malloy	Respond to of 74651

As to "wounded party", MSFT is simply learning how to play the political game. If they are only half as successful doing this as they have been with software then I for one feel pretty good about the future. Between the IRS congressional investigations, Ken Starr, and everything else arising from inside the Beltway, the general public has a less than favorable opinion of the government; I think it fair to surmise that the DOJ has an uphill battle with the public when it comes to credibilty vs. MSFT. Just as MSFT/Gates set December 7th a few years ago as an internet D-Day and turned the company on a dime perhaps MSFT has determined that they should not employ their "old" approach. In the words of Sun Tzu: "To win without fighting is best"