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To: Keith Howells who wrote (7342)	5/17/1998 10:10:00 AM
From: Bill Fischofer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Well, this is all playing out in MSFT's favor A lawsuit will be filed and Win98 will be long shipped before the first rounds of preliminary motion-filing have gotten under way. The disconnect between "Internet time" (the innovation cycle that MSFT and others in the industry operate under) and "Court time" (the ponderous process of the legal machinery which exists precisely to prevent this sort of lynch-mob mentality from having its way) will become manifestly obvious within a year as DoJ lawyers increasingly find themselves arguing points about products that no longer have any relevance to the then-current marketplace. The suit will take on a life of its own, providing lucrative career opportunities for many lawyers on both sides (and journalists who will cover it) but will ultimately collapse of its own irrelevance. It took DoJ 13 years to realize this with their ill-considered IBM antitrust suit. I'm hopeful this one won't survive the Clinton administration's passing.

To: Keith Howells who wrote (7342)	5/17/1998 12:23:00 PM
From: 16yearcycle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Read the Post article. Let's see: 1). Justice admits they are pissed at msft because msft showed up at the meeting late. MSFT is therefore arrogant. Obviously, since the government knows they are good, right, and on the side of God, they were angered by msft's tardiness. Makes sense to me. 2). Justice is pissed because msft appeared to be "fooling around." I guess msft was, in part, gathering information on justice's thinking, how they formulated their opinions, and how they argue their position. I can't imagine msft would be so arrogant as to expect justice to discuss their rationale. 3). Justice says this bullshi- about msft shipping navigator to oem's "was just one thing we were looking at." Oh. So msft didn't realize they were kidding. I thought msft was the one that was "fooling around?" The justice department!! Those big foolers!! I guarantee that Klein sees his face implanted in the history books already; he has to give it a shot. In his readings about Standard Oil, he probably missed the part about Judge Landis going down in history as a fool for his decision, and focused on the fact that Landis became baseball commissioner. As any decent public servant who gets some headlines knows, the notoriety can lead to bigger and better things. This episode is a disgrace to our country. If they think msft is in a weak position to bargain, perhaps they haven't been following the court decisions over the past several years; mostly wins, with the losses followed by reversals on appeal. Justice is not on firm ground, but they are so ARROGANT that they ask for the world. If the fed raises rates this week, combined with this body blow, the media may have some downward movement in the dow and nasdaq to talk about. It should be interesting.

To: Keith Howells who wrote (7342)	5/17/1998 3:56:00 PM
From: Yaacov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

A senior government official involved in the case said it was "a good bet" that the Justice Department and the state attorneys general would file their lawsuits tomorrow. The suits, which will not seek to stop this week's anticipated shipment of Windows 98, Keith, It will be worse if they allow the shipment and then block the distribution! This will damage the shole computer industry and will hurt the Hi-Tech as a whole! Can guys on DOJ be so stupid!!!!I wonder??