Steve Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I agree totally Len, Big Bill is fanatical about getting his own way and
being the top dog and having government try and get in his way only enforces
his own paranoia, as a business man and a industry leader I respect him very
much, but his business practices as far as the way he treats other industry
leaders and OEM's including the U.K were OEM releases actually cost more
than in the U.S really gets my back up. As for who carries the biggest
stick the U.S government or Bill, I think Bill probably has more than met
his match as politicians at the white house don't give a monkeys about
upsetting Bill, whereas in I.T you cannot afford to do anything but stand in
line and this proves it.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Leonard Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: L&I Fw: Hatch deflates Microsoft event
>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
>
><snipped for space>
>
>At 09:06 PM 5/5/1998 +0100, you wrote:
>>Steve Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>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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