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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (10614)	9/9/1998 12:18:00 AM
From: ed	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

If Java or NSCP's product is so powerful, then why they can not be successful by their own, instead of crying for help from the government ? Do you think MicroSoft should help its competitors to be successful ? I think business is business, Microsoft is not in a business of good will. The complaints are up to 141 does not mean they all have a merit, not to mention criminal activities of Microsoft.

To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (10614)	9/9/1998 10:29:00 AM
From: Phil Melemed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

RE: The DOJ is up to 141 examples now ... Yes, but where is their stock price?

To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (10614)	9/9/1998 3:29:00 PM
From: Alan Buckley	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

141 is the number of paragraphs in the brief. So? I think it's very positive for MSFT that the DOJ is changing the direction of it's case at the last minute after 18 months of, uhhh, preparation. Several months ago Klein was saying he wanted to avoid the broad unfocused charges that led to the 14 year IBM fiasco. Now he's suddenly going broad with this "pattern of behavior" business. That's because the DOJ knows the specific points of their original case, the one they mouthed off so vociferously about, are looking weak. They are desperate to avoid a situation where MSFT can declare victory, so they say "it's just a bump in the road" and hint that "more charges are coming." But MSFT doesn't really need a victory, they just need to avoid a stunning defeat. The fast pace of the industry and the regular shuffle of politicians (and AGs) play to MSFTs advantage in a long drawn out case, and you can bet the $250/hr consultants the DOJ has hired will draw this sucker out for years if not decades.