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To: RTev who wrote (19548)	4/2/1999 1:36:00 PM
From: Teflon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

What is it with you, RTev? You never let me get a moments peace on this Board!!!! Here's the part of Zawinski's quote that I think the MSFT lawyers will be interested in: "AOL is about centralization and control of content," Zawinski wrote in a page dated March 31. "Everything that is good about the Internet, everything that differentiates it from television, is about empowerment of the individual. I don't want to be a part of an effort (AOL/NSCP) that could result in the elimination of all that." So I just see it differently. I think MSFT will go after anything that may help them at this point in the trial. They need all the help they can get, and they certainly view this merger as an opportunity to alter the focus of the trial. For God sakes, the Country just got schooled from the master himself (Clinton) on how to turn the focus of accusations away from oneself and back onto the accusers. I see MSFT following this methodology to a degree as the trial moves forward. Teflon

To: RTev who wrote (19548)	4/2/1999 2:08:00 PM
From: Teflon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Any truth to this rumor: "...Headline news, earlier today, 4/2, announced that Bill Gates has donated $1.5 million to the refugees of Kosovo." Teflon

To: RTev who wrote (19548)	4/2/1999 3:05:00 PM
From: Deliveryman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

I think the main issue about the AOL/Netscape deal, that very few people are aware of is that AOL didn't buy Netscape for its software... Not the Browser or the server stuff. Why will AOL keep the MS IE as the main browser? Because it just doesn't matter! AOL bought NETCENTER and the subscriber base. Same as the ICQ product line. AOL is in the advertising business. Give away (or sell) the rest of the (money losing) operation to SUN. The client software is the handle and the site is the blades. Everyone is giving away handles,,, would you go into the business of selling handles? Look to the financial statements... NETCENTER, generating hits for search engines, and selling advertising generates high income, low expenses, and DOESN'T compete directly with MSFT. AOL could care less about going head to head with MSFT over the browser war. When you think Netscape, think Borland, Wordperfect, Lotus... Bye Bye! BTW Borland and Wordperfect trigger spelling errors in SI... nuff said.