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To: Cory Gault who wrote (22369)	1/8/1999 6:08:00 PM
From: Bearded One	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 24154

I'll guess Dick Armey. Anyway, I agree with you partially-- the judge won't institute a remedy that immediately effects the company financially. However, if you think that Microsoft had to fight off lawsuits before the decision--- just wait until after the decision. Also, consider this: How much are the following privileges worth to Microsoft? 1) Browser share 2) Control over desktop icons 3) Control over the first screen the user sees when the computer gets turned on 4) privately negotiated contracts between Microsoft and the OEMs These are all related, and Microsoft is going to lose substantial power on all of them. Microsoft's greatest fear is that the OS will be buried under something else-- perhaps an "easy shell" put on by Gateway, or starting up to a Netscape Browser on some other computer, or a Java Console of some sort, maybe someone else's recycle bin, someone else's "inbox" linking to a proprietary mail program... you get the idea?