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Setting Up, Knocking Down (8/9/98)
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In the world of "Redmond Justice," Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson continues to make things interesting. The most recent little spurt of drama occurred last Thursday, when he dealt a triple blow to Microsoft regarding various requests they made in the case. A New York Times article has all the steamy details.
First, Microsoft had objected to the Justice Department's demands that the Redmond Giant turn over a copy of the source code for Windows 95 and Windows 98-- at least, they pleaded, there needed to be restrictions placed on whom would be allowed to view it. Sorry, said the judge; no formal restrictions were lodged, though of course he would order "severe penalties" if the DoJ misused the source code in any way. Strike one for Microsoft. The judge also rejected Microsoft's request that the DoJ be limited to eight hours of time in which to depose Bill Gates, stating that he did "not intend to put a time restraint" on the deposition of Chairman Bill, which will commence this coming Wednesday, and presumably will continue until the Justice Department is satisfied. Strike two.
Lastly, Microsoft indicated that they intend to file a petition on Monday requesting a dismissal of parts of the case-- for instance, that little thing about bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. (!) While Judge Thomas told Microsoft that they are "certainly entitled to do that," he probably wouldn't approve it. Strike three. Not Microsoft's best day in court, by any means, but the real trial isn't for a month yet. That's when the real sparks should start to fly. Stay tuned...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 8/9/98 episode: August 9, 1998: Stores are scrambling to plan their iMac rollout promotional events, but is Apple's anticipated supply problem putting a damper on the festivities? Meanwhile, a week before the first iMac comes out, people are already talking about what will be in the next iMac, and Microsoft takes a beating in court and gears up for the big September battle...
Other scenes from that episode: 922: Best Laid Plans (8/9/98) With all the last-minute bustle gathering steam before next week's iMac rollout, you'd think it were a wedding approaching instead of a computer introduction. In fact, some stores are even going beyond a "standard" level of hoopla entailing giveaways, products demos, and the usual promotional stuff... 923: Sequels are the Best (8/9/98) For those of you who are sitting out the whole iMac frenzy in favor of waiting to see what the future holds for the inevitable "iMac II," Mac the Knife may have a little glimpse into the crystal ball...
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