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To: Annette who wrote (4638)	2/8/1999 8:41:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Yeah I agree Annette ... msft will just go to appeals. Nonetheless, some of the boxmakers are already more willing to go against Msft as evidenced by cpq's move last week. I dont think cpq would have pulled that one 6 months ago. I know, some people like explorer but a lot of people still like Navigator. Msft losing is a win for Aol. Some people are looking to short net companies and I dont think they should consider Aol because of this newsworthy msft situation. Personally Id like to see nscp preinstalled on a new Dell box, Id use it.... both nscp and ie would be nice. Michelle

To: Annette who wrote (4638)	2/8/1999 9:23:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Do you think MSFT will lose? Yes. If they somehow managed to win, it would be so surprising to anyone who has followed the trial that today's 5 1/4 runup on MSFT would look like a tiny bump compared to the huge jump it would take. They're highly unlikely to just "pay the fine" for a few reasons: 1) While nobody knows what "relief" DOJ would seek, it's likely to be more significant than just a fine 2) agreeing to any penalty in this phase of the case would be to admit to the factual findings which would put MSFT in a tremendous bind. What's most likely is an appeal and "business as usual".