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To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (8029)	5/26/1998 4:24:00 PM
From: XiaoYao	Respond to of 74651

Business; Financial Desk Heard on the Beat Managers for Microsoft KAREN KAPLAN 05/25/98 Los Angeles Times Home Edition Page D-3 Copyright 1998 / The Times Mirror Company In its battle with the Justice Department, Microsoft Corp. may not be able to depend on its own industry group. The Software Publishers Assn. is backing the federal trustbusters--but Bill Gates does have the support of the American Management Assn. In a survey of nearly 1,500 U.S. managers and executives, 61% said the government should not question Microsoft's business practices. Only 26% said the software giant should be subject to regulation to prevent the kind of market dominance that can be unhealthy for the economy. The survey also found that 62% of managers think Microsoft should be able to add Internet browsing features to its operating system software, while 29% said the company should have to sell Internet Explorer and Windows 98 separately. One surprising finding: Among users of rival browser Netscape Navigator, 68% have a favorable impression of Microsoft, compared with the 9% who have an unfavorable view.

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (8029)	5/26/1998 4:27:00 PM
From: XiaoYao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Business; Financial Desk Monday Business BRIEFLY / TECHNOLOGY CBS Poll: Microsoft Suit Is Wrong Approach 05/25/98 Los Angeles Times Home Edition Page D-2 Copyright 1998 / The Times Mirror Company The Justice Department is doing the wrong thing by suing Microsoft Corp., according to a majority of Americans who have heard a lot about the case, a CBS News poll found. The Justice Department and 20 state attorneys general last week filed sweeping antitrust lawsuits against the company, accusing the world's largest personal-computer software maker of using its market dominance to stifle competition. Among the 27% of respondents who said they've heard a lot about the case, 54% said the Justice Department is doing the wrong thing. Only 36% said it's doing the right thing. The poll also found that the public is nearly four times as likely to have a favorable opinion of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as they aren't, with about 39% likely and 11% unlikely. It said more Americans have a favorable opinion of Gates than of Vice President Al Gore, as only 29% favor Gore. The poll was conducted among a nationwide sample of 1,080 adults by phone last week.