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To: ed who wrote (12753)	11/29/1998 2:54:00 AM
From: ToySoldier	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

Ed, Why is this such a hard concept to grasp? The DOJ is taking MSFT to court for PAST WRONG DOINGS!!!!! This has absolutely nothing to do with current events Ed. Why do you and so many other Pro-MSFTer find this concept so hard to grasp? The DOJ wouldnt care even if MSFT sold off its OS to SUN. MSFT is in front of the court for past wrong doings. (That sure doesnt mean that things have changed much - as much as you would like to believe that the NSCP/AOL thing has changed MSFT's monopoly status - MSFT still has a monopoly and will abuse that monopoly as soon as it sees a chance). Its this willingness to re-abuse the anti-trust laws that the DOJ is attempting to remedy. PS - contrary to your beliefs, the DOJ still has an excellent chance at winning this case. MSFT has a lot of catching up to do in the case if it has any chance of winning this thing. Toy

To: ed who wrote (12753)	11/29/1998 9:45:00 AM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

I do not understand why DOJ continues to keep this stupid case alive. To let David Boise has a job ? To completely destroy Microsoft ? Or just to keep its face ? There is a lot of lobbying by the competitors such as IBM, SUNW etc. at the state level (they employee a lot of people in certain states). These companies are just trying to have a negative image painted of msft and Gates. Then you have CNN broadcast (just watch Lou Dobbs' face glow when they report a negative story about msft) how bad softee is. This gets the general public upset about the company and sympathetic to the competition (help the underdog mentality sets in). This provides momentum to the Microsoft haters groups. Even if the negativety sways the opinion of about 20% of the public (which has happened), it is worth it for the competition. The end result-- in the past when 2 similiar products were available, the vast majority would pick MSFT. Now only a smaller majority would do so. This also opens up new opportunities for other competitors' product. Therefore, it is quite easy to understand why this DOJ thing is going on. They will want to drag it out as long as possible to give other companies a chance to build up support. These companies have panicked. Not all investors realize how dominant this company is and will be in the future.