As the Apple Turns: Scene 260: Yay! We think. (12/11/97)

Yay! We think. (12/11/97)

Aaaaaaand speaking of browsers, Judge Jackson has given his ruling in the Department of Justice vs. Microsoft case. Unfortunately, we're not entirely sure how to interpret the results.

The first announcement we saw was the news.com article entitled "Judge Issues Order Against MS." Sounds pretty clear-cut. Judge Jackson has "issued a temporary order forbidding the company from requiring licensees of Windows 95 to carry Internet Explorer." And since it comes only six days after last Friday's hearing, we figured that Judge Jackson saw things pretty much the way the DoJ did. In his 19-page decision, he states that while "the government has failed to prove its case" that Microsoft was violating the consent decree by forcing the inclusion of IE on all Windows systems, he felt that "Justice has a strong likelihood of prevailing in the future." He has called for more evidence in order to settle the case. About the only part of the decision that benefits Microsoft is his denial of a DoJ request to release Wintel manufacturers from their nondisclosure agreements.

However, we then saw the coverage over at thessaSOURCE. And while the basic facts are the same (temporary cease-and-desist order, etc.), the spin is entirely different. ThessaSOURCE states that Judge Jackson "ruled against the Justice Department" and "rejected the DoJ's arguments completely and dismissed their civil contempt charge altogether." Sounds like a Microsoft victory in that light. So what's the real deal? Sigh... Legal interpretation is so much easier when watching L.A. Law...

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The above scene was taken from the 12/11/97 episode:

December 11, 1997: (Sorry—this was before we started writing intro text for each episode!)

Other scenes from that episode:

259: Browsers on the Way (12/11/97) In our episode yesterday, we wondered aloud if anyone could free us suffering Mac surfers from the repressive shackles of a two-party system. With Microsoft's Borg-like bent for dominion on one side and Netscape's indifference (and occasional hostility) to all things Macintosh on the other, we find ourselves trapped in a "lesser of two evils" scenario unmatched since the last U.S...
261: Rumors of False Rumors (12/11/97) Help us, please, somebody help us-- our collective heads are spinning like a top! Well, okay, not really. But it's interesting to hear from MacOS Rumors that Niehaus Ryan, Apple's PR firm, contacted them with the express purpose to put to rest the rumors that Apple would be announcing new NC's and a strategic alliance with Oracle at next month's MacWorld Expo...

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