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To: Kal who wrote (1403)	8/26/1998 12:59:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Respond to of 1600

CBS MarketWatch ... MSFT "muscled" INTC? ... The soap opera continues ... cbs.marketwatch.com The Justice Department is probing allegations that Microsoft Corp. muscled its closest ally, Intel Corp., in a bid to steer the giant chipmaker away from Internet technologies, according to two reports published Wednesday. Federal investigators are focusing on a meeting on Aug. 2, 1995, between Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, Intel Chairman Andy Grove and other executives, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times, quoting Intel (INTC) memos turned over to the government, said Gates issued "vague threats" that Microsoft (MSFT) might support Intel's competitors. One executive reportedly said Gates was "livid" about Intel's efforts "and wanted them stopped." (and so on) At the meeting, Gates reportedly demanded that Intel cease its investments in some technologies that would support the Internet and Sun Microsystems' (SUNW) Java programming language. Microsoft has developed a rival "flavor" of java after first developing products under a licensing agreement with Sun. Sun and Microsoft have been locked in a legal battle since Sun accused Microsoft of violating terms of the agreement.