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To: t2 who wrote (15470)	2/4/1999 2:36:00 AM
From: RTev	Respond to of 74651

> The DOJ is going to look stupid for blowing it out of proportion > just to get publicity. The new explanation of the video snafu isn't going to make the DOJ look stupid. They were doing what prosecutors do, they were pouncing on a little inconsistency and making a very big deal about it. That's part of their job. No matter what the explanation, the DOJ caught the mistake, and that makes them look clever, not stupid. Someone with a video camera in Redmond made it all too easy for them. The unfortunate thing about this trial is that MS should be making gains now during their part of the case. Instead, their case seems to be slipping with each new witness they put on the stand. Geez... Reports say that the judge even woke up yesterday during the tape fiasco. It's starting to seem like it would be better for MS to just rest their case now before they create even more PR disasters. Another advantage of resting now is that the judge might then issue his (or rather, his clerk's) decision a few days before the pre-split ramp-up of prices when its effects would be short-lived.