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To: Keith Hankin who wrote (21887)	12/3/1998 11:22:00 AM
From: Reginald Middleton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24154

<But there are two problems with this argument. The first is that it has no bearing on the legality of previous anti-competitive conduct by the software giant.> Oh yeah? Show me another four year old company that consumated a deal for sale worth 4.2 billion dollars. There is no proof that MSFT did anything illegal to damage NSCP, especially economically since the market just valued the entire company at a rich premium (not this net stock trading valuation mumbo jumbo). Show me another company that shipped 45 million units of product in one year. I see no damage in illegal contstraint of distribution either. <The second is that, rich in both symbolism and potential as the AOL/Netscape deal is, it does not instantly create a new powerhouse, let alone one that will significantly diminish Microsoft's overwhelming market power.> The DOJ's entire case is a pillar of symbolism. They cannot prove harm to the consumer since MSFT has introduced dramatically lower prices and higher quality products, so they extrapolate biased economic assumptions into the future. No facts of damage, no hard evidence, innuendo at best. Maybe symbolism is too positive a moniker???