from edupage: APPLE EXEC SAYS MICROSOFT MISUSED ITS MONOPOLY POSITION In the Microsoft antitrust trial, Apple senior vice president Avadis Tevanian has submitted written testimony asserting that "Microsoft does not hesitate to use its operating system monopoly power and application program dominance to try to eliminate competition, acquire control of new markets and block innovation that could challenge its position." He claims that when Apple declined a Microsoft offer to divide the market for multimedia playback software in a way that would greatly favor Microsoft, "Microsoft's response was conveyed in a simple message: Microsoft would drive Apple out of the multimedia business." Microsoft has denied the charges and said that "those kinds of discussions go on in the software industry every day." (Washington Post 31 Oct 98) Don't ya love the MSFT quote? Kathy (who needs to run see how the SJ Mercury News reported this) > Kathy E. Gill > DCAC/MRM Production Visibility Support -- 425.234.2004, pager 425.568.0195 > Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to > unlocking our potential. > ~ Liane Cardes > Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire! > ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
