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To: Sonki who wrote (12426)	12/7/1998 2:04:00 PM
From: Christopher Reed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

That's my question too. Will other states pull out. Does the aol/nscp/sunw make really make the trial moot? Cheers.. Chris.

To: Sonki who wrote (12426)	12/7/1998 2:27:00 PM
From: QwikSand	Respond to of 64865

That's why MSFT is up 4 or 5 points today. I don't think the withdrawal means much. (Who knows...maybe MSFT offered to open some kind of office in South Carolina? :-) Regardless of what the states do, I don't think the DOJ will drop it, and I'd bet my house that the court won't dismiss it. The AOL/Netscape deal doesn't make anything moot. Microsoft has been using monopoly power to rip its customers and partners off for years, not to mention crushing its competitors, and AOL/Netscape doesn't change that. They continue to suppress innovation and competition, and to maintain ripoff pricing by misuse of monopoly power, and AOL/Netscape doesn't change that. A few other states might defect, but I still think the case will be heard on its merits in the end. But in this crazy world you never know. Regards, --QwikSand