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To: mmeggs who wrote (13419)	8/6/1998 11:41:00 AM
From: sd_yomar	Respond to of 152472

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Microsoft Corp. is going on the attack yet again as it prepares to respond to a government motion on Thursday. The message this time: Microsoft had the idea for the Internet browser before Netscape. In its sweeping antitrust suit against Microsoft, the Justice Department and 20 states contend the company used its Windows operating system monopoly and marketing prowess to crush Netscape Communications Corp. (NSCP), which had dominated the Web browser market until Microsoft began offering its own browser for free. But in a reply to the government's suit, which must be filed in a federal court no later than Monday, Microsoft will argue that the company had its Internet plans well underway as far back as 1993, before Netscape became a challenger to Microsoft's dominance in the software industry, according to Thursday's New York Times. The company reportedly will show that it held a day-long retreat on April 6, 1994 - two days after the founding of Netscape - during which Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates outlined plans to offer Windows with built-in access to the Internet. ----- Now where have we heard this kind of argument before ?????