Microsoft did a whole bunch more things wrong after the consent decree. A breakup is not as preposterous today as it was back then.

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He will be one influential judge--no question about it. I think the justices will look to him for guidance because he had that job.

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It's not without basis to say that the Court of Appeals is the preferred place for Microsoft, ... But normally on fact finding, appeals judges give great deference to a lower court.

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Perhaps the EC is going to investigate it. Maybe they fear that a combination of content companies with distribution companies is a problem, but I am wrestling with seeing what the antitrust problem is in the U.S.

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Is a move in the right direction but doesn't go far enough.

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[Bush and his staff] are clearly playing defense on this issue because events got ahead of them.

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I don't see where there is a problem in the U.S.,

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I don't know whether they can get the momentum back. At this point, they're in damage control mode.

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This issue has been a cash cow for Congressmen, ... and if you make a deal, you kill the cow.

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