frissell@panix.com writes:
At 01:18 PM 12/21/97 -0700, Tim May wrote:
Giving Clinton the cold shoulder was Intel. (Having worked for Craig Barrett and Andy Grove, I can tell you that they despise the Democrats.)
Though not on the radar screen quite yet, I expect the real action will be targetted against Intel. Particularly if it looks like the Merced will effectively displace all mainframe and business-sized CPUs.
I know for a fact that an action against Intel involving its putting graphics on the CPU and/or support chips is in the works. However saying that M$ is one of the good guys just because their position on GAK and strong crypto is a little more palatable than Netscape's and because they don't donate as much $$$ to the Democratic National Committee as Netscape does is, IMO, a little too much of a stretch. This is a baseless, lawless, outrageous action, but I'm glad it's aimed at someone I don't like.
aware of the nature of government (TJ Rogers of Cypress Semi par example), he would have just litigated the matter for 15 years or so and then when the decision came down it would be irrelevant no matter what it was. What is the significance of a legal decision involving 15-year-old software? But Bill didn't do that. He signed the Consent Decree. He thought that if one pays the Danegeld the Dane will stop bothering you. It doesn't work that way. You sign an AntiTrust consent decree and you have the Feds beating you over the head with it for years. [Ask the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company which signed one in the 50's and almost ceased trading.]
Yep! And don't forget IBM's consent decree,s crewing it and its customers. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps