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...collapsed. "The government's theories for the personal computer industry," said Microsoft senior vice president William Neukom afterward in the company's combative official statement, "were not in the interest of PC users and would have set a bad precedent for other technology companies in the PC industry." The DOJ's terse statement merely noted that negotiations had "ended without resolution," and "at this point, the talks are not expected to resume." Except, that is, when they're conducted for keeps in front of a federal judge...
...spirit of the entire Windows/Explorer row, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has decided to bundle his court dates together. He'll now begin hearing both the Justice Department's request for an injunction against Win98 and the entire antitrust case on the same day -- September 8. While the DOJ was hoping for an immediate injunction, it's happy with a quick two-for-the-price-of-one trial. "It lays to rest any comparison with the IBM case," said Justice counsel David Boise. Indeed, everyone involved will be glad not to suffer a repeat of Big Blue's 15-year court...
...Department of Justice has asked that evidence in its case against Microsoft be sealed. Such a move would allow the DOJ to confer with Microsoft and other companies close to the case to decide which of those documents should be off limits indefinitely. Among the 97 documents in question are e-mails, depositions, contracts with computer makers and internal memos, some of whose contents the DOJ has already leaked, as Microsoft tartly pointed out. But keeping some of the information under wraps could be to the company's advantage -- and a red flag to the news media, which will probably...
...wonder the last line of the DOJ's lawsuit against Microsoft asks "that the plaintiff recover the costs of this action" -- in other words, that Bill Gates cough up for Klein's legal fees. But the AAG's point is well taken: When billion-dollar corporate lovefests like Travelers Group-Citicorp and Daimler Benz-Chrysler seem to take place every other day, and the responsible watchdog's budget has not been adjusted for inflation since 1993, it's time to pass the hat. Still, as anyone who has tried to navigate www.usdoj.gov/atr knows, the first thing Klein needs...
...headquarters of Microsoft's Washington lobbyists, Gates met JOEL KLEIN, the department's top antitrust enforcer. Gates did most of the talking; Klein had instructed his aides to "let him have his say." Gates argued that Microsoft's contributions to computer technology justified Windows 98's release, despite DOJ's claims that it violated not just a 1995 court agreement but also the basic principles of antitrust policy. Klein held his ground, amazed at Gates' lack of sophistication in realizing to what extent DOJ's action might go beyond Windows 98. The two-hour session produced a stalemate. Gates, said...