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To: Benny Baga who wrote (22528)	2/2/1999 1:54:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

Microsoft Accused About Video nytimes.com Here's the AP story on this, as ever I await the ironic NYT take on the matter tomorrow. Another interesting snippet: The company could be in for additional challenges. It must square that legal defense with an apparently inconsistent admission by some of its own lawyers. In paperwork for an obscure U.S. patent awarded in August 1998 -- months after the government launched its landmark antitrust case -- Microsoft lawyers wrote: ''It should be understood by those skilled in the art that a Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, ... is separate from the operating system.'' Boies said the government learned about the patent application over the weekend and likely would confront Allchin with the document later today. Boies noted that the filing came from the company's patent lawyers, who aren't involved in formulating its antitrust defense. ''What it shows is that when people are off doing their work, not related to this lawsuit, they know they are separate products,'' Boies said. Mark Murray had the ol' PR line ready for that one, of course. All this stuff makes me wonder if Bill is still acting as his own attorney. Cheers, Dan.