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To: Keith Hankin who wrote (21421)	11/12/1998 5:42:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

A story I can't resist, Keith. The tail end fits very well here with past topics. (quotes from dailynews.yahoo.com _) Before the television cameras, a Microsoft spokesman described the talkative McGeady as a "reluctant and oftentimes evasive witness" with an "axe to grind against Microsoft." Why didn't he just get to the point and call him a Microsoft hater? Evasive as opposed to the ever forthcoming Bill, with his well know bout of deposition dependent amnesia? He couldn't remember a thing about any of this stuff! They should know. In a 1996 memo written by Microsoft executive Paul Maritz to Chairman Bill Gates, among others, McGeady was described as "an issue for us. He is a champion of Java and a believer that the day of 'Bloatware' (i.e., our apps) is over and Intel needs to be supporting this new paradigm of applets." Obviously a victim of incorrect thought. McGeady returns to the stand today, and after a day off from court for Veteran's Day, Microsoft lawyers are no doubt prepared to launch a new attack on McGeady's credibility. They might succeed; they might not. But one thing they should remember is that McGeady, again as described by Maritz in that 1996 memo, "unfortunately ... has more IQ than most." I like to think that reporters, citizens and others attending the trial today do too. Who knows, maybe it's not really all beyond the comprehension of mere mortals? As usual, no legal opinion from me, but it looks like another lost soul on the hearts and minds front. Cheers, Dan.