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To: Keith Hankin who wrote (22590)	2/6/1999 2:22:00 AM
From: Gerald R. Lampton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Using this line of reasoning, MSFT would be able to bundle any application with their OS, even a ham sandwich. Initially I would have said you are right. However, I think that you are only right if the Microsoft app. it is trying to tie to the OS has no DLLs used only by itself. Not necessarily. There are essential applications that need to be included in an OS in order for it to be usable. For example, the Notepad application is one needed to view and do basic editing of files. I don't think Microsoft has ever offered Notepad as a stand-alone. If it did, it would not be able to tie it to Windows unless it had one or more unique DLLs not used by Windows, or if the combined whole had user interface features the end user could not obtain by combining the two parts himself. No you don't. . . . Your discussion misses the point of what I am trying to do. I am trying to show what combinations of products by Microsoft I think might meet the Court of Appeals test, not say what I think Microsoft should be forced to do as a matter of policy. Natually, all of this is only my personal opinion, not some definitive legal interpretation.