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Here Come Da Judge (12/3/97)
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Microsoft's hoping for a long wait before the judge's decision in their Department of Justice case, and if the article in the San Francisco Chronicle is any indication, they might just get it. Apparently Judge Jackson has an interesting reputation around Washington, though it's not one that many people would be thrilled to own.

Seems that Washingtonian magazine saw fit to grace Judge Jackson with the dubious title of "Absolute Worst Judge" in D.C. for 1996, calling him "mean, tyrannical, and [ignorant of] the law." Well, okay, nobody's perfect, but how about the critical issue of speed, here? After all, Microsoft would love for Jackson to take his own sweet time in making a decision, since Windows 98 is still months from shipping. Er, well, let's see... a Washington law professor says he's known for "sitting on his cases forever," one legal newspaper called him one of the "slowest decision makers in Washington," and another noted a day in which his court spent more time in breaks than in trial.

Who says tech trials have to be boring? We're looking forward to Friday's hearing. ;-)

 
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The above scene was taken from the 12/3/97 episode:

December 3, 1997: (Sorry—this was before we started writing intro text for each episode!)

Other scenes from that episode:

  • 236: Steve Speaks; Who Else? (12/3/97)   NewsBytes is reporting that Steve Jobs will be delivering the keynote address at next month's MacWorld Expo, contrary to a note on the Expo web site which had originally stated that the address would be made by the new Apple CEO...

  • 237: Brain Drain Continues (12/3/97)   Apple's Vice President of Developer Relations David Krathwohl resigned, MacWEEK reported today. "It felt like a good time to move along," he said. Not too hard to read between those lines, hmmm? Krathwohl stepped into the position after Heidi Roizen left last February...

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