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To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (7804)	5/21/1998 9:07:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 74651

Amen Brother Dwight!

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (7804)	5/22/1998 8:55:00 AM
From: John A. Greenwood	Respond to of 74651

Dwight, > we would see one of the slowest software revisions in history. Finally, a real opportunity to create bug-free software. John

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (7804)	5/22/1998 7:24:00 PM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

Significant Defections -Cracks in the Grand Cartel RE: "But see, if the govt is incapable of stripping out browsing, then if MSFT says it can't be done without a total redesign, then the govt has to accept that." Dwight E. Karlsen True only if Bill Gates is telling the truth when he says it can't be done. And if it someday truly can't be done, then is it a technical innovation, or is it a monopolist's marketing trick? HR PS: Some Cartel-Cracks are beginning to appear: "Gateway, NEC to Offer Netscape Products on New PCs In a blow to beleaguered Microsoft, personal computer manufacturers Gateway and NEC have decided to offer customers Netscape browser products on new Windows 98 systems. The news comes as Microsoft asks the courts for a seven month extension on their response to the latest lawsuits from the federal government and a coalition of twenty states. Most of Microsoft's hardware partners only ship new systems with Internet Explorer. Further the two companies are interested in a possible outcome of the recent legal action brought against Microsoft: a version of Windows 98 without Internet Explorer. Broken by staff reporters at NEWS.COM, the story should be welcome news for Netscape Communications. The report quotes company officials at NEC and Gateway as saying certain corporate customers have specific software needs, and Internet Explorer is not one of them. Microsoft is already beginning to real from the suits, both publicly and privately, in a variety of ways. Several media reports have surfaced that the company is looking for computer manufacturers to speak out openly against the suit, but that few have agreed. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has also declined to invite United States Vice President Al Gore to his CEO Summit next week, thus denying representation from the federal government. InfoWorld has more on that side of the story. Will Steve Jobs attend?" (from Thesasourse, 5-22-98)