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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Teflon who wrote (16520)	2/19/1999 4:51:00 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

What made me cautious was the possibility of private lawsuits if a ruling against MSFT occurs---I would like for someone to tell me what type of organizations would initiate these; consumers? competitors? The private lawsuit issue is what I really was concerned about. It would mean higher prices also for Windows and Application software to cover the costs of paying damages. DOJ in a sense is digging themselves in a bit of a hole realizing that their actions could cause serious economic problems---different versions of windows/office etc would be a nightmare. Costly for corporations and consumers. I don't think the DOJ really does not know what they want out of this. I would say sign a reasonable agreement--maybe they will work on this during the break in the trial.