Some Weekend Reads, etc.

[Sandi Dremel <spaniel@dremel.net>]

  These are a few of the news stories that were delivered via a variety of
  services I subscribe to over the last two days related to the Conference
  and DOJ/MSFT.  Have a nice weekend and enjoy.
  
  Nader: MS Big, Bad, and Getting Bigger, Badder (Reuters@Wired)
  http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/8523.html
  
  Gates and Nader Trade Bitter Barbs (Reuters)
  http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/971114/business/stories/microsoft_7.html
  
  Technology Industry Pioneers Mitch Kapor, Ken Olson Weigh in on
  Microsoft/DOJ in Exclusive Interviews with CMP's Computer (Business
  Wire)
  Reseller Newshttp://biz.yahoo.com/bw/971114/cmp_media_4.html
  
  A variety of stories at Newsbytes (under "Legal")
  http://www.newsbytes.com/html_p/f_daily.html
  and 
  Microsoft Power, Problems Divide Washington
  http://www.nbnn.com/pubNews/97/103488.html
  
  Gates condemns attacks on Microsoft (USA Today/AP)
  http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctb612.htm
  
  Evidence Needed to Snag Microsoft and Microscope on Microsoft (C|Net
  News)
  http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,16379,00.html?dtn.head
  
  Nader calls MS "uniquely ruthless" 
  http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,16378,00.html?dtn.head
  
  Microsoft Critics want a Clean Fight
  http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,16377,00.html?dtn.head
  
  William Gates, the new hedgehog (Seattle Times)
  http://www.seattletimes.com/extra/browse/html97/bill_111497.html
  
  ZDNet
  Berst Anchordesk
  Can Microsoft Be Stopped?  Yes, but only if you know it's weak spots OR
  
  How to Destroy Microsoft
  http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_1445.html
  
  McNealy the latest 'bash brother'
  http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/1110/14abash.html
  Gates decries 'witch hunt'
  http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/1110/14egates.html
  
  NOTE:  As I reported earlier, ZDNET and MSNBC have recently agreed to an
  "alliance" to share content.
  
  Mercury News Service
  Software Goliath fights back with public relations blitz and many more
  articles
  http://www1.sjmercury.com/business/microsoft/nader111497.htm
  
  Wired News Service (Hot Wired)
  Top Stories http://www.wired.com/news/news/top_stories/index.html
  including
  
  MS Confab Filled with Worry, Spin, Backbiting
  http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/8546.html
  
  Naderpalooza (I LOVE IT!) Day Two:
  Dialog Breaks Out at Nader Confab
  http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/8564.html
  
  SF Chronicle
  Millionaires Rally to Check Microsoft Clout:  Ralph Nader joins fight to
  end firm's dominance 
  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/chronicle/article.cgi?file=MN16439.DTL&directory=/chronicle/archive/1997/11/14
  
  Washington Post
  Nader Joins Chorus of Microsoft Critics:  Consumer Activist Tries to
  Mobilize Businesses Against Software Giant
  http://wp2.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1997-11/14/076l-111497-idx.html
  
  Computerworld
  You say you want a counterrevolution?  Microsoft answers Nader forces
  http://www2.computerworld.com/home/online9697.nsf/All/971113you1A376
  
  
  Also, at the following site you can subscribe to desktop delivery which
  will provide you with a fair sampling of tech related news stories
  daily:
  http://www.newslinx.com/index.html
  
  sjd