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Behind Closed Doors (8/27/98)
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Tsk, tsk... A golden opportunity has come and gone. Bill Gates finally gave his deposition on Thursday in the ongoing "Redmond Justice" case, and the press wasn't there to tell us about all the juicy details. To recap, Judge Jackson had ruled that the deposition be open to the public, but Microsoft appealed; then the appeals court stayed the order, declaring that the deposition be videotaped so that if Microsoft eventually loses the appeal, the tape will be available to anyone who wants to see it. Read more about it in an InfoWorld Electric article.
Of course, we're much less concerned with the public's right to know than we are with every individual's right to be entertained. We hate to see a potential media circus go to waste. As for the possibility that we may someday get to see a videotape of the deposition, well, there's something lacking about that approach. It's kind of like watching taping the World Series and watching it the following week; even if you've somehow miraculously managed to avoid learning who won, you know you're just watching a tape instead of the live events unfolding before your eyes. It's just not the same. On the other hand, we suppose it's better than nothing.
We're also amused by the double entendre in InfoWorld's headline, Justice Department Deposes Gates. If the case turns out the way the DoJ wants it to, perhaps InfoWorld can reuse that headline with its other meaning someday. ;-)
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 8/27/98 episode: August 27, 1998: The "Dad Test" continues, and the iMac still passes with flying colors. Meanwhile, rumor has it that Voodoo-based 3D acceleration may turn the iMac into the gaming machine it was meant to be, and Bill Gates is deposed (interpret that any way you want)...
Other scenes from that episode: 972: Dad Test Continues (8/27/98) When my father made the decision to buy an iMac, it was a pretty huge leap of faith on his part. He's not a very technically-minded guy. It's one thing to use a Mac at work, with the entire IT department of a large university there to install software, perform backups, and be a safety net; it's another thing entirely to buy his own computer, set it up himself in his apartment, sign up with an ISP, etc... 973: Beating the System (8/27/98) AtAT junkies are by now well aware that we have very few gripes with Apple's consumer übersystem, the iMac. We agree with Apple that the floppy drive is passé, and if people really need to have one, multiple USB options will soon be available...
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