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King on the Stand (8/3/98)
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"Redmond Justice II" drags onward, as Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice edge ever closer to their courtroom showdown on September 8th. The latest development in the ongoing legal drama is the DoJ's request to depose Microsoft Big Guy Bill Gates for two days, instead of the one day that Microsoft intends. Details about the Justice Department's request for extra Gates grilling time are available at InfoWorld Electric. Judging from the feedback we get, a great many of AtAT's viewers would just love to see Bill Gates deposed-- just not in the sense of the word that the DoJ is using. ;-)

Justice has also requested access to Microsoft's source code for certain versions of both Windows 95 and Windows 98, which we highly doubt they'll get to see. Microsoft is screaming bloody murder about that little request, claiming that the source code to their operating systems is their "most valuable intellectual property." And they certainly have a valid point. Of course, it's not like the DoJ would take the source code and use the trade secrets contained within to release their own PC operating system or anything. Or would they?

Coming soon: JustOS 99, the operating system with Janet Reno's personal seal of approval. The best protected memory in the industry-- from the agency who brought you the best-protected witnesses in the world. Now with built-in "VirtualATF®" virus seek-and-destroy module. Just be careful what you do online, because we're watching you. Oooh, the possibilities are endless...

 
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The above scene was taken from the 8/3/98 episode:

August 3, 1998: If you've been waiting for prices to come down on the Power Mac G3 line, now's the time to pull out the credit cards. Meanwhile, rumors about the split personality of next year's consumer portable device imply some interesting plot twists, and the DoJ sets its sights on a whole new line of business...

Other scenes from that episode:

  • 904: Cut to the Bone (8/3/98)   Okay, by now everybody's heard about the price drops on the Power Mac G3 line, which some Mac sites have been talking about for weeks. Unquestionably, this is a great time to buy a new box-- assuming, of course, that you're willing to forego the coolness factor of the iMac in favor of the expandibility of Apple's more pedestrian offerings...

  • 905: Mighty Morphing eBook (8/3/98)   Remember when the Newton was officially bumped off Apple's product list? Apple promised that it would get back into the handheld computer market in 1999 with something completely different. A lot of us said "yeah, right," and recently that attitude seemed somewhat justified: whereas Apple had once promised a handheld device, they have recently been touting an upcoming "consumer portable" instead, which has sounded much more like a discount PowerBook than anything to compete with the Palm Pilot or Windows CE devices...

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