FC: Microsoft down again; more on Microsoft-Lewinsky affair

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Microsoft's Web properties, with millions of visitors a day, are down once 
again.

Since this is turning into something of a spectator sport, I've written 
this program so we can all have a front-row seat:
  http://www.mccullagh.org/bin/msmon.html

-Declan

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From: "Harvey A. Silverglate" <has () world std com>
To: <declan () well com>
Subject: RE: Microsoft will admit to Lewinsky affair too if lawsuit dropped
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:17:35 -0500

Declan,
        As a long-time criminal defense lawyer, I can tell you how it REALLY works.
In order to get a deal, MicroSoft would have to testify against a larger, or
more important, or wealthier, or more high-profile company. In other words,
the Dept of Justice responds only to those miscreants who can turn in a
bigger fish. So the question is: Who's a better DOJ target than MicroSoft.
Maybe you should run a contest.
                                        Harvey Silverglate

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[Humor, obviously. --DBM]

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:39:25 -0800
From: "Jeffrey St. Clair" <sitka () home com>
To: cp <counterpunch-list () counterpunch org>,
         Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: MS Will Admit Affair in Exchange for Dropping Case

Company, Like President, Indiscreet; Should Get Same Killer
Deal, Says Ballmer

Redmond, Wash. (<SatireWire.com>) _ Only hours after
President Clinton struck a deal to avoid prosecution by
admitting he lied in court about Monica Lewinsky, Microsoft
CEO Steve Ballmer announced the entire company will admit to
an affair with Lewinsky if the government will drop the case
against it, too.

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