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To: blankmind who wrote (22769)	5/17/1999 9:00:00 AM
From: t2	Respond to of 74651

Clintonista DOJ is either totally inept or totally blinded by their hatred of captilism at its best I think the only problem is that Clinton was not willing to go against his staff's ( Reno and the DOJ). He might been distracted by other matters. I think his approach has been to let decisions be made "bottom-up" rather than "top-down". That is probably the difference today from the 80s. Non-elected civil servants, like Joel Klein, love to be in a position to make decisions. (Klein reminds me of Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate). I have to agree with you, Blankmind, in that policy decisions are coming from some left wing individuals.

To: blankmind who wrote (22769)	5/17/1999 9:29:00 AM
From: ToySoldier	Respond to of 74651

I think you're all missing the bigger point. Putting the competing browsers into MSFT's OS package does not address the larger issue that the DOJ and the 19 States are in court for. MSFT violated Anti-Turst laws and that damage as far as Netscape's marketshare has already been done. Putting Netscape's browser into the MSFt package now would serve almost no purpose now. I cant believe any story that suggests this solution will call off the DOJ, the 19 States, and the entire trial. That would be a complete shocker if it was true! I would also lose all respect for the intelligence and commitment of the DOJ/States AG's/and US Justice System if that were the outcome (not that I have the highest respect for the US Justice system in the first place - just look at the ridiculous Punitive Damages decisions that are given out these days in the southern states - ahh but I am going on a tangent here). I would say that this thrown up remedy/solution was pure speculation on one person's part. Nothing more. It will take a hell of a lot more than this to bring closure to this trial. Toy