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Ah, The Good Old Days... (5/13/99)
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Way back in the mists of time, there was a great courtroom drama called "Redmond Justice." Some of you old-timers may remember it; it involved a software giant named Microsoft who may or may not have abused monopoly it may or may not have held, and its struggle against the government who alleged these anti-trust violations. It really was a fascinating show, with the government's lead attorney David Boies leading an all-star lineup as he tore Microsoft's defense into bite-sized shreds all while keeping his black Nikes clean. The show had many rabid fans, among whose ranks we numbered ourselves, but then it went on hiatus which kept dragging on and on, and the show seemingly vanished into the past. Bummer.
For those of you who still hold out hope that the show will eventually return to the airwaves, we hope you aren't still holding your collective breath waiting for May 24th, which was the most recent reported return date. According to a Sm@rt Reseller article, continued scheduling conflicts have ruled that date out altogether. Judge Jackson is still tied up with his drug case, and Boies is working on other projects as well-- and scheduling the remaining guest star witnesses for the rebuttals is apparently tricky, too. So now the trial probably won't resume until late June at the very earliest.
On the plus side, if the trial really resumes in June, you've got to allow for maybe a month for all the witnesses to testify-- that'll be a solid month of entertainment right there. And then Jackson wants another month off before closing arguments are made, which is dead air, but the season finale with the judge's ruling (provided a settlement hasn't been made by then) ought to come sometime this fall-- and by then it'll almost be time for the new TV season, so there'll be lots to hold our attention once "Redmond Justice" is all over. This might just work out well after all...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/13/99 episode: May 13, 1999: There's lots of speculation about new iMacs and the iBook, but what about the mysterious cMac? Meanwhile, Mac OS 8.6 has hardly cooled from the oven, yet people are already talking up Mac OS 8.7, and the "Redmond Justice" hiatus continues seemingly without end...
Other scenes from that episode: 1529: See Mac. See Mac Sell. (5/13/99) If you're anything at all like us, you realize that there are two reasons to follow Mac-related rumors. The first is to try to gather early and accurate information about upcoming hardware and software, in a serious attempt to plan your personal and/or professional Mac-using roadmap and to gauge Apple's position in the industry and the industry's reaction to Apple's progress... 1530: Turns... Apple Turns. (5/13/99) Geez, you people... We love you with every inch of our Apple-watching hearts (awwwww...), but never let it be said that you let us slack off for even a minute. Not that we don't appreciate the occasional prod, mind you, because our natural propensity towards letting things slide doesn't exactly mesh with the rigors of producing a daily soap opera...
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