As the Apple Turns: Scene 108: Billy the Bully (10/22/97)

Billy the Bully (10/22/97)

Mmmm boy, all of the seedy details are coming out in the latest courtroom drama involving Microsoft vs. the U.S. Department of Justice. (We only wish that Judge Wapner hadn't retired.) While the trial isn't open to the public, CNN reports that the DoJ called some major PC manufacturers to the stand to testify as to the character of the defendant, when the fur started to fly.

First up was a tearful Compaq, obviously shaken before the watchful eye of their oppressive OS pusher. It's said that Compaq, wracked with fear, finally admitted that Microsoft "threatened" to cut off its supply of Windows 95 unless Compaq included Internet Explorer on every machine shipped.

It is said that fellow Windows junkies Gateway 2000 and Micron Technology, somewhat emboldened by their comrade's sudden show of courage, testified that Microsoft refused to let either of them remove MSIE from their systems' desktops. Even the icon couldn't be removed, without their OS licenses being cut off at the source.

Unsurprisingly, none of the three manufacturers would comment on the rumored testimony. What other juicy tidbits will emerge from the investigation? Stay tuned...

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The above scene was taken from the 10/22/97 episode:

October 22, 1997: (Sorry—this was before we started writing intro text for each episode!)

Other scenes from that episode:

109: Intel, Digital Make Up (10/22/97) Meanwhile, in another courtroom, longtime chip rivals Intel and Digital are rumored to be settling their differences-- to the tune of $1.6 billion. Happily, the settlement does not involve the sale of Digital's Alpha chip to Intel, as was widely reported a couple of weeks ago...
110: Newton, Schmewton (10/22/97) Just when it looked like the future of Newton and the MessagePad was secure, the bottom fell out of the dream. Or so reports thessaSOURCE and others. It's only been a couple of days from the rosiest point in Newton's recent history; on Monday, Apple announced the MessagePad 2100, thus alleviating much grief among the Newton faithful who were waiting for the MessagePad to get "Steved."...
111: Far-Flung Fame (10/22/97) Many thanx to Flung! the website, for making us Flung of the Day! Flung! is sort of a mixed-bag site, whose neatest feature is Flunging Around, which will "flung you to different sites each time you visit."...

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