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Poor Joel Klein. It's less than two days after he spearheaded the Fed-state attack on Microsoft -- the largest antitrust lawsuit of the century -- and the trustbusting assistant attorney general has announced that his cupboard is bare. Apparently a 275-strong legal staff and $95 million in government funding is not enough in these days of monopoly and merger, and Klein requires a budget boost of "certainly several million dollars...
...Samuel Klein '99, who is a regular reader of The Crimson, suggests that one way to prevent inaccurate facts and quotes from creeping in is to have at least one editor who knows something about the subject matter read the article. At present, most daily stories are edited by the night editors who happen to be there. These editors are seen solely as part of the production process and are not there to "provide suggestions or insight about pieces of writing," Klein points out. In some cases, anyone with a minimal background in the subject area could have prevented...
...that happened. As the hours evaporated, Microsoft chairman BILL GATES asked for a final session in which to plead his case for allowing Windows 98 to be marketed without any Federal Government objections. And so on Tuesday evening, at the 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...
...long-held dream -- a takeover of the mothership via a merger with AT&T.
Klein -- maybe Microsoft isn't your biggest headache after...
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 the 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 the DOJ?s action might go beyond Windows 98. The two-hour session produced a stalemate. Gates, said insiders, was ?intelligent, forceful and, above all, passionate,? but regulators were deaf...