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Dragged Into Court (2/21/98)
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It's been a couple of weeks since the last episode of Redmond Justice, but truth be told, the set's been pretty quiet recently. Today we saw a small blip on the radar, though, as the Department of Justice subpoenaed several internet service providers, including bigwigs AOL and MCI, in its ongoing investigation of possible antitrust practices by Microsoft in its positioning of Internet Explorer. An Associated Press story has a few more details.
According to a Justice Department official, the ISP's are being dragged in to determine if they made deals with Microsoft to make it easier for ISP customers to use Internet Explorer instead of Netscape Navigator, or any other web browser. This strikes us as somewhat significant, as it represents an apparent widening of the case's scope; while the current Redmond Justice case centers around whether or not Microsoft was violating its consent agreement by forcing the bundling of IE with all Windows 95 systems, the DoJ now appears to be preparing a new case against the software company, targeting other ways in which it may have competed unfairly to monopolize the browser market.
Which, of course, paves the way for Redmond Justice II: The Wrath of Reno, coming soon to a TV set near you. And if the Justice Department's as serious about nailing Microsoft as they appear to be, we'll see sequels and spin-offs for years to come.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 2/21/98 episode: February 21, 1998: Rhapsody resurfaces in a speedy new incarnation, and prepares to take the Mac-using world into the next millennium. Meanwhile, the Justice Department quietly subpoenas several ISP's regarding Microsoft's possible monopolistic no-no's, and Apple's new Powerbook, though three months from being unleashed, already has people drooling on their shirts...
Other scenes from that episode: 471: Trailblazing the Future (2/21/98) Ever since last summer, Apple's been trying hard to get the Mac-using world excited about the Mac OS again; and that's a great idea, since the Mac OS is what most Mac users will continue to use for years to come... 473: The Other Wall Street (2/21/98) Despite the fact that it's not going to surface for another three months or so, people in the know are getting all worked up about Apple's new high-end Powerbook, code-named Wall Street. When we saw that Mac the Knife's intern Brett was reporting that Wall Street would have a colored plastic case (similar in concept to the eMate), we headed over to O'Grady's PowerPage for the latest scoop on this intriguing new portable...
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