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To: Charles Hughes who wrote (22114)12/11/1998 9:35:00 PM
From: Gerald R. Lampton  Respond to of 24154
 
I always said I do not understand the Java portion of the Microsoft antitrust case. It looks like I may not be the only one:

Judge Surprises Court by Suggesting Microsoft Rival Moved Too Slowly

latimes.com

I certainly understand why Microsoft's failure to implement Java might be a breach of contract, but it is not clear why that breach of contract should rise to the level of an antitrust violation.

Maybe someone can explain it to me.