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Not Exactly Swift Justice (9/9/99)
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Face facts-- we live in a fast-paced society. These days it's "Instant Everything." There are people out there who are so far removed from the patient Hunter-Gatherer lifestyle they'd probably curl up and die if you took away their remote control and microwave popcorn. (As for us, you'll take our cable modem when you pry it from our cold, dead, carpel-tunnel-ridden hands.) But hey, that doesn't mean that just because a show is slow-moving it's not worth following. It just means that those of us with, er, "petite" attention spans need a little reminder to check back in when something interesting happens.
So we're grateful to faithful viewer and antitrust watchdog Jerry O'Neil for reminding us that the next episode in "Redmond Justice" is slated to air on Friday. We know it's not the drama-drenched roller coaster ride it was back in its testimony days, but we're still waiting for resolution on that whole "which side wins" cliffhanger. Personally, we feel it's just a bit irresponsible of the producers to make us all wait for so long with just about zero action on the show, but they seem to know they've got us on the hook; "Antitrust Trial of the Century," and all that. For those of you who are sticking it out until the bitter end, you know that the last time something happened, it was the filing of each side's "proposed findings of fact." This latest stir of activity involves both sides filing their "revised proposed findings of fact." Uninspired, perhaps, but it's something, after all. A CNET article has the details. Apparently Microsoft's filing is over 600 pages long. Given how much disk space the latest version of Office chews up, we can't say we're surprised that everything Microsoft churns out is bloated...
Incidentally, in light of this whole "Microsoft in collusion with the NSA" conspiracy theory that's so popular with the kids these days, a faithful viewer known only as John made an interesting connection: "Maybe the DOJ Microsoft antitrust lawsuit is a smokescreen designed to divert attention away from the M$/US conspiracy?" John, John, John... Picture us slowly shaking our heads to express mild disappointment. In other words, what do you mean, "Maybe"?
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 9/9/99 episode: September 9, 1999: Mickey Drexler joined Apple's Board; now Steve Jobs returns the favor. Is it the culmination of a massive Tangerine Conspiracy? Meanwhile, HERF guns are cheap, easy to build, and can crash a computer faster than you can say "HERF," and the gears of "Redmond Justice" grind slowly onward with the next filing of "proposed findings of fact"...
Other scenes from that episode: 1770: Quid Pro Quo, Clarice (9/9/99) See, there is something going on. They called us mad when we drew the connection between Gap, Inc. CEO Mickey Drexler's appointment to Apple's Board of Directors and the seemingly inexplicable decision to ship the iBook in Blueberry and Tangerine... 1771: Mostly We Like To Say HERF (9/9/99) Oh, great-- like computers don't crash enough on their own without people spending time and money trying to help the process along. Faithful viewer Kent Hull pointed out a ZDNet article on HERF guns, nasty things that can be cobbled together from parts available at the local hardware store...
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