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Majority Rule (3/3/98)
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Now that we've roller-coastered through today's dizzying highs and terrifying lows of Apple Computer, let's take a quicky peek at a completely different plot thread-- namely, Microsoft's ongoing anti-trust shenanigans. We mentioned yesterday that Microsoft was voluntarily reworking its agreements with dozens of internet service providers, which now allows the ISP's to promote other browsers alongside Internet Explorer. And while we mentioned that this announcement came after the Department of Justice was seen sniffing around the ISP's in a somewhat overt attempt to dig up more anti-trust dirt on Microsoft, what we didn't mention was that the announcement came only one day before the Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hold a second hearing regarding Microsoft's "Redmond Justice" antics. Hmmm. The Austin American Statesman has more.
What we found most intriguing, however, was the fact that "attorneys general of 27 states" filed a joint brief supporting the DoJ's lawsuit against the software company. Twenty-seven states? We had no idea that the anti-Microsoft sentiment had gone so far. Representatives of 54% of the states in the union are backing the DoJ: that's a significant level of support. We sense a war coming on. Of course, given Microsoft's sheer power, we're not taking any bets on who would win...
Incidentally, the article refers to Bill Gates as the "world's richest man," but we're fairly certain that's not actually true. Isn't there some Saudi prince who's richer? True, Bill's the richest man who isn't royalty, but it's just as easy to get these things right. :)
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 3/3/98 episode: March 3, 1998: After a brief hiatus, Apple Recon is back and spreading their own inimitable brand of fear and loathing. Meanwhile, more details of Apple's upcoming sub-$1K machine become available, and Microsoft inspires 27 states to support the DoJ's lawsuit...
Other scenes from that episode: 501: Like a Country Song (3/3/98) Brace yourself, 'cause everyone's favorite ultra-depressing doom-and-gloomer is back in action. After a week and a half of no posted updates (during which time they continued to show the now-infamous "Apple is Jonestown after all" letter), Apple Recon has finally completed their problematic move to bigger digs... 502: Pinch Us, We're Dreaming (3/3/98) But for positive rumors about Apple's prospects, look no further than the ever-awesome Mac OS Rumors. One of their sources at Apple reports that he's actually seen the upcoming Artemis all-in-one Mac, unfortunately dubbed the "Power Macintosh G3 Home," and its features are nothing to sneeze at...
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