Leonard Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Steve
I think Hatch is hitting the nail on the head. With all that Gates and
company have pulled so far, there's no doubt that he'd resort to some big
time arm twisting over this.
Len
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At 09:06 PM 5/5/1998 +0100, you wrote:
>Steve Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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>>Just hours before Bill Gates and executives from a number of Microsoft
>partners were to stage a rally promoting the high level of competition they
>say exists in the software industry, conservative Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
>made a preemptive strike against the event.
>>
>> On the Senate floor this morning, Hatch questioned whether the
>executives--who are expected to urge antitrust regulators not to file suit
>against the software giant--were appearing by choice.
>>
>> Among the executives joining Gates today are Eckhard Pfeiffer, president
>and CEO of Compaq Computer; Jim Halpin, president and CEO of CompUSA; Bill
>Krause, president and CEO of Storm Technologies; and Ted Johnson, executive
>vice president and chief technology officer of Visio. Representatives from a
>number of groups that advocate for people with disabilites also will attend.
>>
>> "It strikes me as curious that it was only after calls from Microsoft
>that many of these individuals saw fit to sign letters and make public
>appearances," Hatch was quoted as saying in a floor statement. "Indeed, I
>have been told that some executives in fact hope to see the Justice
>Department pursue further its case against Microsoft, but have chosen to
>join Mr. Gates on that stage today because they feel they have little choice
>but do so in order not to jeopardize their relationship with the industry's
>most powerful and important player."
>>
>> Microsoft representatives were not immediately available for comment.
>>
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