No Judicial 'Pie-In-Face' For Bill?

[charles mueller <cmueller@metrolink.net>]

        The following was apparently not sent and I am accordingly
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        The morning papers report that (1) Microsoft has moved its internal
browser people into the same in-house cubicle with its Windows
operating-system crew and (2) Netscape is trying to sell out to IBM, Sun,
Oracle, or the like.  New York Times, 2/6/98, C3, and Miami Herald, 2/6/98,
C1.  

        The first presumably reflects Microsoft's confidence that it's going
to get a clean bill of health from the U.S. appeals court in Washington in
April, one that will legalize its 'tying' ('integration') of its
browser--and all other applications--to its OS. This 2d news
item--Netscape's preparations to throw in the towel--suggests that it agrees
with that Microsoft conclusion, i.e., that the appellate court is going to
give Bill Gates everything he wants, a judicial blessing of his software
monopoly across the board.  

        Charles Mueller, Editor
        ANTITRUST LAW & ECONOMICS REVIEW
        http://webpages.metrolink.net/~cmueller