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And The Beat Goes On (5/1/98)
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Twenty-six high-tech companies like Dell, Hewlett Packard, Intel, etc. are attempting to strong-arm the Justice Department into keeping their mitts off of Windows 98. The Washington Post has details.
Now, faithful viewer Jeff Barbose has an interesting perspective on this letter: "Doesn't that really SERVE the government (state & DoJ) by stating flat-out that MS controls almost all of the industry? That its whims are further up the ONLY foodchain than the primary businesses of others?" Well, yes, it does. Think about it-- if Microsoft weren't a monopoly, why would Intel be shaking in its boots about a possible delay of Windows 98? As far as we know, the only ones still claiming that Microsoft isn't a monopoly are Microsoft themselves.
So here we've got twenty-six industry players saying they'll lose milions if Windows 98 is delayed; of course, you may recall that in early March, attorneys general of twenty-seven states in the U.S. filed a joint brief supporting the Justice Department's actions against the Redmond Giant. We'll leave it up to you to decide amongst yourselves which pulls more weight. On a related note, we at AtAT are betting that Microsoft is secretly hoping for a Justice-mandated delay, so they can have more time to eliminate some of the more embarrassing bugs from the operating system before the public chokes on it.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/1/98 episode: May 1, 1998: Only five days remain until the next big Apple event, and this affair should raise fewer wild expectations than that overblown November 10th ordeal. Meanwhile, most of the computer industry reveals the extent of Microsoft's monopoly by pleading to the Justice Department not to delay Windows 98, and spring brings promotions from down Cupertino way...
Other scenes from that episode: 664: Countdown: 5 Days (5/1/98) It's time for another big Apple announcement. According to Mac OS Rumors, Steve Jobs has invited the leaders of Mac user groups to attend a "milestone" meeting in Cupertino on this coming Wednesday, May 6th... 666: Promotions Galore (5/1/98) It's springtime here in the northern hemisphere, and we don't know about you, but spring always makes us want to spend money. We think it's because we've finally suppressed the horrors (and paid the bills) of the previous holiday buying carnage, and also because tax refunds put a little extra scratch in our pockets...
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