FC: Microsoft slashes witness list in half, but will call Ballmer

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

From Microsoft yesterday:

> After reviewing the progress made so far in our case as well as assessing 
> the States' witnesses and what we believe are short-comings in the States' 
> case, Microsoft has decided that we will not call several individuals who 
> were originally designated to be witnesses in the remedy proceedings.
>
> This afternoon, we informed the Court and opposing counsel that the 
> following eight will not be called to testify in this case.
>
> Mitchell Hill           Avanade
>
> John Johnston        August Capital
>
> Philip Schoonover  Best-Buy
>
> Steven Silva           Charter Communications
>
> Richard Fade          Microsoft Senior Vice President OEM Division
>
> Roger Needham      Managing Director at Microsoft Research
>
> Jeff Raikes              Microsoft Group Vice President, Business 
> Productivity Division
>
> Brian Valentine       Microsoft Senior Vice President, Windows Division
>
>
>
> We will continue with the cross-examination of Robert Short tomorrow.  The 
> following are our remaining witnesses.
>
> Jim Allchin           Microsoft Group Vice President, Platforms Division
>
> Linda Averett       Product Unit Manager, Windows Digital Media Platform 
> Division
>
> Steve Ballmer       Microsoft Chief Executive Officer
>
> John Bennett         Professor of Computer Science and Computer 
> Engineering, University of Colorado;
>
> Gayle Brock         OEM Account Manager
>
> Kenneth Elzinga    Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
>
> Tom Green           Assistant Attorney General, State of California (we 
> will use portions of his deposition)
>
> Stuart Madnick     Professor of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts 
> Institute of Technology
>
> Will Poole            Vice President, Windows Digital Media




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