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Last-Minute Reprieve (5/13/98)
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The karma wheel's on the upswing for Microsoft, at least so it would seem. Remember that preliminary injunction handed down by Judge Jackson way back in December? The one that required Microsoft to offer a version of Windows 95 without Internet Explorer pre-installed? The one that Microsoft "complied" with by making the non-IE version of Windows 95 unbootable, claiming ignorance of the spirit of the injunction, before finally doing as it was told? Yeah, that one. Well, a U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that that injunction does not apply to Windows 98, despite the clause including all Windows 95 successors; thus, what had been the major potential obstacle that could block Microsoft from shipping their new OS next week has been averted. Techweb's got more on the ruling.
Now, that ruling doesn't affect the second big threat to Micrsoft's ship schedule, which is the action expected as early as tomorrow by the attorneys general of several states, who may seek to block Windows 98's shipment while they duke it out with their own antitrust lawsuits. However, Microsoft's got some good news on that front, as well; some of their scare tactics appear to be working, as CNET reports that Texas' attorney general is reconsidering his position on the lawsuits, now that several Texan companies have told him they'll be detrimentally affected if Windows 98 is delayed. That may or may not change the minds of the thirteen or so other states preparing cases, but it probably can't hurt.
So the good news to Wintel users everywhere is that, very probably, they'll be able to buy Windows 98 late next month, as planned. (The bad news is that many people seem to think that Windows 98 doesn't offer much incentive for Windows 95 users to upgrade. But you've got to take the Yin with the Yang, ya know?)
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/13/98 episode: May 13, 1998: Apple's sinking a sizeable chunk of moolah into a single ad during the farewell episode of "Seinfeld;" will it be worth it? Meanwhile, part-time cast member Steve Jobs apparently has another gig on July 8th, because he's not going to be present at MacWorld Expo, and Microsoft's thorny path to an on-time Windows 98 release gets a mild pruning from the U.S. Appeals Court and the attorney general of Texas...
Other scenes from that episode: 700: Sein of the Times (5/13/98) It's been confirmed-- Apple is going to show a special 30-second "Think Different" commercial during tomorrow night's farewell episode of "Seinfeld." According to Steve Jobs, the ad is meant to "honor Jerry Seinfeld for his contributions to the world of comedy."... 701: RDF By Proxy? (5/13/98) We've been robbed! There we were, all set to trek down to MacWorld Expo NYC, quivering with the anticipation of a five-hour snack-food-filled road trip followed by seeing Steve Jobs deliver what promises to be a historic keynote address, when someone steps on our buzz by pointing out that Steve won't actually be at the Expo come July...
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