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To: soup who wrote (23145)	2/15/1999 2:29:00 AM
From: Jonathan Bird	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

The source code licensing remedy would be nightmare for developers and users. It's so technically impractical that even if through some miracle of stupidity it was applied I don't believe that non MS versions of windoze would ever gain acceptance in the market place. The breakup remedy would be amazing to behold. A vertical breakup would cause the same technical turmoil in the market place as source code licensing. A horizontal breakup is the only viable option here. I think this move is too bold for the government. In my opinion, the most likely outcome is the issue of a "detailed court order prohibiting many of Microsoft's business practices." Some amount for damages(triple) also seems called for, but I can't imagine how they could be accurately calculated. Just as a side note; As a Mac user I'm a little bit irked each time I read someones opinion that windoze has a monopoly. I've been using a perfectly good alternative to windoze for nearly 15 years. At the moment I don't see any reason to believe I wont be able to for another 15. Jon Bird