FC: Justice Department antitrust lawyers target real estate Web site

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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My article I wrote yesterday ("MS Woes Drag Down Rivals"):
  http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,35884,00.html

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> From: "Jim R." <InfoCker () home com>
> To: <declan () wired com>
> Subject: Re: MS Woes Drag Down Rivals
> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 13:32:38 -0400
>
> >it's a fair bet that Microsoft won't be alone in getting slammed with an
> antitrust suit.
>
> Sooner than you might have thought, scary how technologically illiterate
> lawyers are doing such a far reaching political/monetary power grab in the
> tech. sector, not just antitrust, but also policy.
>
> http://www.latimes.com/business/20000426/t000039145.html
>
> Wednesday, April 26, 2000
> Top Internet Real Estate Site Faces Antitrust Probe
>
> By JENNIFER OLDHAM, Times Staff Writer
>
> The Justice Department has formally opened an investigation into possible
> anti-competitive business practices by the Internet's largest real estate
> Web site, Homestore.com
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http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/148009.html

Justice Dept. Seeks More Information From Homestore.com

By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.,
25 Apr 2000, 5:37 PM CST

Online real estate listing provider Homestore.com said Tuesday it had 
received requests from the Department of Justice for more information about 
the company's business practices.
[...]

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