This came thru from another list (www.winfiles.com). It may be old news to
some, in which case apologies for the BW. The "relevance" to this list is
of course the mention of Lew Platt:

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 Hoping to stave off lawsuits that could delay the shipment of Windows 98,
dozens of Microsoft partners--many from high-profile companies--are warning
government regulators that their much-anticipated legal action against the
software giant could have serious consequences. In one letter sent to the
Justice Department, top executives from 26 high-tech  companies--including
Intel, Compaq Computer, and Hewlett-Packard--urged the agency not to take
any action that would delay Windows 98, which is scheduled to be shipped to
PC vendors in mid-May and released to consumers June 25. The signatories of
the letter are some of the best-known executives in the computer industry.
The list includes Andy Grove, chairman of Intel; Eckhard Pfeiffer, chairman
of Compaq; Lew Platt, chairman of Hewlett-Packard; Gordon Eubanks, CEO of
Symantec; Joe Daltoso, CEO of Micron; and James Halpin, president of
CompUSA.

     -From News.com,
     http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,21702,00.html
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Costas Anastassiades,
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