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Nader: Microsoft Won (12/14/97)
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Remember how we were unsure whether or not the first ruling by Judge Jackson was better for Microsoft or for the Justice Department? Well, according to the Computer Reseller News, no less a consumer advocate than Ralph Nader himself called the decision "a serious loss for the Justice Department." Ouch!

Nader, who already felt that the DoJ should have gone bigger with its complaint against Microsoft, is particularly disappointed that Jackson stopped short of issuing the $1 million-a-day fine, and also feels that the judge should have lifted the nondisclosure agreements from Microsoft's licensees so that they could give useful and accurate testimony. Now, the DoJ essentially needs to start from scratch to make any dent in Microsoft's business practices.

Ironically (and not just a little portentously), Nader is quoted as saying that Jackson "has given Microsoft the second bite of the apple." Just how many bites does our Apple have left?

 
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The above scene was taken from the 12/14/97 episode:

December 14, 1997: (Sorry—this was before we started writing intro text for each episode!)

Other scenes from that episode:

  • 268: Vengeance is Steve's (12/14/97)   Oh, for the good old days of the Clone Wars, when high drama was the order of the day and you couldn't click through two links without reading about Apple doing something worthy of being on the Young and the Restless...

  • 269: More on Iacocca (12/14/97)   Apple Recon has more information on the mysterious visit to Apple by turnaround artist Lee Iacocca a couple of weeks ago. They still hold the opinion (as do most of us) that Lee may have been a candidate for CEO, but wouldn't take the position without also being named Chairman of the Board...

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