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To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (9978)	5/29/1998 5:07:00 PM
From: JC Jaros	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Yawn... All I know is, I sleep well at night as a SUNW shareholder. Why do you MSFT longs feel so compelled to come onto the SUNW thread and whine? Don't you have some kinda maintenance you should be doing, or something? JOhn

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (9978)	5/29/1998 5:19:00 PM
From: Nolan Toone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

> the DOJ actually asked that Microsoft hide all vestiges of their OS. You've GOT to start reading more than just what M$ shovels at you.

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (9978)	5/29/1998 7:07:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Dwight, "Broad and sweeping powers": such is the nature of law enforcement in general. It is even more true of the Federal Government. Our right to privacy is jealously guarded, and protected, up to the point where the gov't believes that laws have been broken. Then, they will walk all over you, if need be, just to prove their point. That is why it's better not to get tangled up with them in the first place, just like it's better if people like you and me don't get into a pissing match with the IRS. Maybe the DOJ can prove their case, and maybe they can't, but, rightly or wrongly, they are on the warpath because they have heard & seen & experienced first hand behavior by MSFT that they believe violates the anti-trust statutes. Maybe these problems were inevitable, because the PC was designed as an off-the-shelf product, with no proprietary ownership. It invited competitors into the software arena with the expectation that no one would ever try to monopolize it (it's pretty naive to think that way). Maybe if it wasn't MSFT, it would have been someone else. Now that the PC is a successful product, everyone is screaming bloody murder, so the Federal Government feels it is their responsibility to do something about it, and MSFT is going to pay the price. They do have the authority to break up MSFT, and it could happen, if they don't get any concessions along the way. Even if the current lawsuit bogs down, they can send investigators to Redmond until hell freezes over. MSFT would be wise to get this behind them and move on.

To: Dwight E. Karlsen who wrote (9978)	5/30/1998 12:30:00 AM
From: Kal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Just a little comment, no one knows for sure what doj asked ms to do. but if they were bold enough to ask for hiding all vestiges of their os, they deserve it. ms is the boldest and toughest when dealing with its customers. ms' approach to its business partners etc is 'I dont care' attitude. they do what they wish. It's time for ms to taste some of the medicine it treated its customers with, and, I think gates is a smart person, but his acts indicae denial. he's in real trouble.