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It's Worth a Shot (8/10/98)
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As they threatened to do last week, Microsoft has gone ahead and filed a summary judgement requesting Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit we've all grown to know and love as "Redmond Justice." Is it possible? A sudden cancellation of everyone's favorite courtroom drama, before it even gets to court? A NewsBytes article has more details on Microsoft's latest move.
Citing their recent appeal victory in the "classic" Redmond Justice case (which overturned Judge Jackson's famous preliminary injunction of last December), Microsoft asked that the entire suit against them, filed jointly by the Justice Department and the attorneys general of twenty states, be completely dismissed. They claim that it should be abundantly clear to the whole world by now that Internet Explorer is an inseparable part of Windows 95 and 98, always has been, and always was planned that way. Plus, they claim that their actions have in no way prevented Netscape from distributing their own browser.
Fans of the show needn't worry overly much, however; Microsoft's attempt at an early cancellation is "doomed to fail," in the words of one antitrust observer. We tend to agree, given Judge Jackson's overt statement that such a motion would be denied. But heck, it's worth a try, right?
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 8/10/98 episode: August 10, 1998: Who's that waiting in the wings, ready to burst upon the scene next year? Not to worry; it's just Mr. Lombard. Meanwhile, Apple pushes its manufacturing plants to the brink of oblivion in order to create as many iMacs as possible before the launch date, so that they can actually use some of the nifty ads they've concocted, and Microsoft makes a legal move that could be seen either as desperate or foolhardy or both...
Other scenes from that episode: 925: Pressing Ever Forward (8/10/98) So the Power Mac G3 continues to do well, and we're all hearing about the next generation using the "Yosemite" motherboard and the "El Capitan" translucent case. And the iMac is selling like gangbusters (even though it's not actually out yet), and we're all looking forward to next year's "eBook" consumer portable... 926: Brace for the Blitz (8/10/98) So, uh, where are all the iMac ads? We've all heard that Apple is spending a whopping $100 million on promotions pushing the little blue guy onto the consumer market, but so far, all we've seen are little brochures, some banners, and empty boxes on display at the local Microcenter...
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