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To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (7222)	5/15/1998 9:15:00 AM
From: Dermot Burke	Respond to of 74651

Dwight, I hope you don't mind if I offer my opinion. I think Mr. Kleins focus will be on the OEM and ISP deals precisely because that is the primary distribution channel of the desktop operating system. I think you will see that most of the negotiations will focus on the features of these deals.

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (7222)	5/15/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: Hal Rubel	Respond to of 74651

Microsoft Monopoly RE: "They (OEMs) made a free choice, to get the product cheaper. Is this so difficult to understand?" On the Issue of Free Choice: One could make the argument that trains have free choice. In theory, they could choose to come and go as they please. But, you lay down the tracks, and that's where they go. HR PS: Over the last week it looks like the vast majority of us have come to appreciate the existence of a Microsoft monopoly and the competitive issues involved . Well, all except a few. Why is the concept of monopoly so hard for some people to grasp? Why are so many shallow arguments so deeply held? Is it a psychological rather than an intellectual sort of thing? Hey, does Microsoft make us all a little crazy? HR

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (7222)	5/15/1998 5:15:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Dwight, >>They made a free choice, to get the product cheaper Is this so difficult to understand?????? But who chooses whether or not Netscape can be shipped with each PC? Is there something in the OEM agreements that restricts competing software from being pre-loaded on a machine? Is this so difficult to understand? >>Not only that, but it's simpler to simply put the same thing on every machine. Ring a bell? So why is Dell so successful at "built-to-customer-specs" machines? Your logic is hopelessly flawed. >>You, along with Joel Klein, seem heartily willing to prejudge that MSFT is guilty of something, and you don't seem very interested in getting to the facts, but only in stopping Win98. Joel Klein seems to be of the same mind. It's odd that Joel Klein is associated with something called the "Justice" Dept. Yeah, we are all part of a high-brow conspiracy to ruin Microsoft. Its amazing that the DOJ would get involved in anything regarding legal matters concerning national commerce. Unlike you, I am interested in getting the facts from a source other than Ayn Rand or the Microsoft Investor Relations link. What other government conspiracies cause you to lose sleep at night? You may want to sit down for this one: The X-FILES is not real, it's a TV show... Cheers, Norm