It is intruiging to observe how alarmed certain companies get about Microsoft's methods (as though sellers of bundled MS software couldn't themselves just say "no" to such business proposals, without the government's assistance), and how Billg (and his legal advisors) deal with the govmt as they get further and more precisely investigated. It should be instructive and inspiring for everyone else, when MS wins, to see how (if) they do it. I would sympathize, but Billg is a great believer in "lawful" ways of doing things, often cooperating in regard of hiring practices and monopoly watch-dogs, among other things, so it is of great interest to me to see how he deals with these "lawful" types who believe they have cause to stick it to him. 'Tis a fine line he walks, between supporting the methods of The Law, using its services, and also being highly successful in beyond the limits set forth in the Official U.S. Rules for Success, Section 0.123, p. 26.930. Anyway, it's all "for the customer", you know. .. Blanc