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To: RTev who wrote (20147)	4/9/1999 1:42:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

And here is more settlement non-news. In this one, Microsoft's top lawyer insists a settlement is still possible: Microsoft sees room for settling U.S. suit seattletimes.com While Neukom went out of his way to avoid detailing settlement talks, his comments suggest the company is taking the idea of settlement more seriously than trial watchers may have expected. One approach Microsoft is unlikely to accept is any sort of change to its corporate structure. While Neukom refused to draw a line in the sand on the issue, he referred to structural remedies - such as proposals to break Microsoft up into a handful of smaller companies - as "highly problematic" and "extremism." ... Part of the reason a settlement may seem unlikely is that the two sides have strikingly different assessments of who is winning. Neukom did little to dispel that notion yesterday, readily denouncing the government's case. [So... In other words, a settlement is still as unlikely as it ever was since Microsoft won't accept structural changes and the government is unlikely to accept anything less.]