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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (19419)	5/19/1998 1:30:00 PM
From: Thure Meyer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

"I am referring to the failed anti-trust action of the 80's. " Please be more specific and provide some detail. Thure

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (19419)	5/19/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: Kevin Hay	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

There are lots of msft shorts here, right? I assume all you big talking msft bashers have sizable short positions, yes? Shoot, you've got big brother on your side, such a fine alternate to Windows in navigator.. ..what could you possibly have to fear? Those that are short, I at least respect your conviction. The other bashers obviously have no faith in what they're saying. IMHO, in the end, it will bo the DOJ fighting to save face. This is the only thing that will even make this interesting -- watching Janet Reno and co. squirm as they realize they've been duped. As a msft long. my only concern is that it takes 7 years for this to happen. It's getting so bizarre, it's like the Lewinsky story, or OJ or something. The claims and the quotes that are making the press are so outlandish that I fear I'll be tuning out the whole thing for a while. Please remember that the courts definition of a fact is far different than what is deemed news worthy. I forecast a massive september quarter for msft due to higher than expected retail sales of Win98. All this free advertising..., it's so unfair isn't it? My guess is there's a few months more where you can get in under 100. BTW, if this does take years to resolve, we'll all be talking to our NT machines with dual 800mhz processors, for under $1,000 anyway. cheers..., -Kevin

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (19419)	5/19/1998 5:38:00 PM
From: Dermot Burke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

If you are refering to the IBM anti trust action of the 80's .(failed? please read the link!) Although IBM technically "won" the case when Justice abandoned its lawsuit in 1982, the cost was devastating. Even in its early days, "the antitrust case began to color everything we did," Watson wrote. From todays Washington Post :http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-05/19/138l-051998-idx.html IBM did not really win the case.Reagan's anti trust team just settled a case, which after years of exhausting IBM, did not interst the Great Communicators team of watcdogs.