Hello Friends:

Glenn Cole was good enough to point out there are ethical issues at
stake in the Microsoft case, not just business profits to protect: He
made this comment after Denys B. said:

>  > On the other hand there are
>>  lots of stock, 401K and Mutual Funds holders who have been hurt by these
>>  actions in the last few months.  M$ was not the only company whose stock
>>  went down.
>
>So it's okay for a company to break the law, as long as lots of
>people profit from the company.

In the spirit of inviting some new (or is it old-fashioned?) thinking
about  Microsoft, I offer the link below to a column published
Tuesday on the Motley Fool financial news site. Seems to examine the
business ethics and intent of Microsoft's behavior. It also wonders
aloud if Microsoft can afford the cost to fight this out to the
Supreme Court if they lose there.

DID MICROSOFT SKIP A GRADE?

All Bill Barker needs to know about U.S. vs. Microsoft he learned in
kindergarten. No name-calling, kids.

<http://www.fool.com/news/2000/msft000502.htm>

Hoping this monopoly action has more lasting impact than the ones
against IBM and Bell Telephone, and grateful for Microsoft's
"innovation" of buying Internet Explorer,

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Ron Seybold, Editor In Chief
The 3000 NewsWire
Independent Information to Maximize Your HP 3000
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