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FC: Day 1 of 2 in Microsoft hearing: DOJ pressed hard, so is MS
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:18:10 -0500
[So I'm back from Day 2 of 2 before the MS appeals court, and the was a bloodbath. It's an awe-inspiring, and somewhat terrifying, experience to see seven judges rip chunks of flesh from the DOJ attorney so effectively and efficiently. It started when DOJ was trying to defend the breakup order, but that was a mere prequel compared to the show when DOJ tried to defend Judge Jackson's habit of saying snide things about Microsoft to reporters. The only question: What metaphor to use for the judges when I write my article? Sharks and chum? A pack of wolves? Jackals? --Declan] http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42033,00.html Intriguing Questions in MS Appeal by Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com) 2:00 a.m. Feb. 27, 2001 PST WASHINGTON -- U.S. government lawyers may have spent four years girding for this week's Microsoft hearing before an appeals panel, but on Monday they were the ones facing the most pointed questions. By all rights, the first day of the unusual two-day hearing before the seven appeals judges should have been a good show for the Justice Department: The topics were monopoly power and illegal tying, the linchpins of the antitrust accusations against Microsoft. The more vulnerable portions of the case -- the delayed breakup and the conduct of the trial judge -- come up Tuesday. But during Monday's six hours of hearings, members of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals fired critical and far-ranging questions at attorneys on both sides, and reserved noticeably more ammunition for lawyers representing the Justice Department and the state attorneys general. [...] http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42011,00.html Red Hat Dares MS to Debate by Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com) 2:00 a.m. Feb. 26, 2001 PST WASHINGTON -- A Microsoft executive's recent quip about the purportedly un-American characteristics of non-proprietary software did more than send open-source fans into a tizzy. It also sent companies supporting the Linux operating system a clear signal: You've become important enough for Microsoft to attack directly. Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik said that his company is usually apolitical, but he'd relish the chance to wrangle with Microsoft execs in Washington, D.C. -- and tell Congress why the feds should not shy away from open-source software but instead embrace it. "I think it's time to take the debate up a notch or two," Szulik said in a telephone interview. "Red Hat, as a representative of the open-source community, would love to have an opportunity to provide a counter-argument to (Microsoft's) claims to the U.S. Senate. We'd love to bring the brightest minds in the open-source community -- both within and outside of Red Hat -- to the U.S. Senate." [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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