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Sweeps Week in D.C. (8/12/98)
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My oh my, the "Redmond Justice" case is gearing up to be a real circus; if you thought things have been entertaining so far, you may be in for a real treat over the next month or so. On Tuesday, Judge Jackson ruled that the deposition of Bill Gates and other high-ranking Microsoft executives was to be open to the public, citing a provision of the Sherman Antitrust Act known as the Publicity in Taking Evidence Act. A day later, he rejected Microsoft's request for a stay of that ruling, and Microsoft has now filed an appeal with a higher court. InfoWorld Electric has more details.
The big question about this whole "open to the public" thing is, will the ensuing fireworks postpone the trial, which is currently set for September 8th? And the other thing we're wondering is, why is Microsoft so bent on both limiting the length of Gates' deposition and shielding it from the public eye? We'd have thought that they'd love the free publicity. After all, look how much they've milked this whole thing so far. Then again, every time they contest a decision, it puts them back in the headlines, so we guess it's not that hard to figure out after all.
If "Redmond Justice" were a real TV show, this would be a great setup for sweeps week, wouldn't it? Now all we need is for Bill Gates to break down in tears on the witness stand and confess that he can't sleep at night because the memories of past sins torment him so. That, of course, would be followed closely by the stunning revelation that he and Scott McNealy are actually long-separated half-brothers...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 8/12/98 episode: August 12, 1998: Break out the x-ray specs and get ready to sweep the computer stores on Saturday, because the Golden Ticket promotion sounds like a go. Meanwhile, Apple quietly kicks a few speedy new Power Macs into the mix, and Microsoft fights hard to keep the deposition of its supreme leader out of the public eye...
Other scenes from that episode: 931: Golden Opportunity (8/12/98) Apparently the "Golden Ticket" iMac promotion is more than just a mere rumor. Several AtAT viewers wrote in to confirm that Steve Jobs' plan to put five personally-signed golden tickets into five random iMac boxes did in fact appear in Newsweek magazine, a few sources who claimed to have "inside information" about the idea vouched (however anonymously and shadily) for its veracity, and a CNET article has also appeared discussing the "high-profile marketing scheme."... 932: Nitro-Burning Funny Macs (8/12/98) As expected, Apple just released new "speed-bumped" Power Mac G3's, and several major resellers have updated their price lists and expect to have at least some inventory to sell by the end of the week...
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