Re: Norris' trial testimony

[Mitch Stone <mstone@vc.net>]

--- From a message sent by Jerry Clabaugh on 6/9/1999 10:21 AM ---

>Possibly the most damning testimony of the trial:
>
>http://www.msnbc.com/news/277875.asp

The most recent wrinkle in the Norris testimony is his admission that, in 
the end, Microsoft did not get what it wanted from IBM. The government is 
now left with the task of demonstrating that it was illegal for them to 
try to intimidate IBM into not competing, as they can't really show that 
Microsoft succeeded in removing competitive products from the market -- a 
significantly weaker point. This makes it look like Microsoft was not 
operating the well-oiled steamroller portrayed by the government, but 
something more on the order of inept extortion racket. I would not be in 
the least bit surprised if Microsoft made that case.

Ironically, it may take Microsoft to admit that Microsoft isn't as clever 
as most people think.

Mitch Stone
mstone@vc.net