Jim Cullinan
Jim Cullinan
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The government asked for the conference call in order to get more time. The government wants more time because they realize how vague, ambiguous, and poorly written their proposal is after reading our filing yesterday.
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We don't think we have overcharged, given that our operating system sells for less than those of our competitors, which have fewer features and are less popular. While our prices have remained static, we have continued to add features and functionality.
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We will always be interested in a fair and reasonable settlement, but the government is just posturing with this. The government is saying that as long as we agree to whatever extreme proposals the court signed, they would be willing to settle the case.
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The government's proposal does not change the fact that breaking Microsoft up will be bad for consumers, bad for the high-tech industry and bad for the economy.
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The government's petition is certainly questionable about the rationale for expediting this case directly to the Supreme Court. Microsoft does not believe that the government should try to evade the Court of Appeals.
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While there obviously will be future Windows products, we cannot confirm specifics at this time. There are future products in development.
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We have designed Windows XP specifically to meet the needs of today's consumer and to unleash the power and potential of the PC.
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We are very interested in reaching some kind of conclusion. We want to put this behind us, and we are looking for a fair and reasonable settlement.
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There's nothing in the court of appeals decision or the original decision that supports the contention that Microsoft overcharged consumers. We believe that there is no validity to these suggestions. And we believe so far that we have been successful in many of the private class-action lawsuits.
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This does not change the fact that this remedy is harmful and damaging to consumers, the industry and our economy.
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It's unfortunate but not surprising that the government has filed a document filled with rhetoric in its attempt to defend a very extreme remedy proposal. Beyond the rhetoric, we do not believe there is any basis for these kinds of excessive actions which would significantly harm consumers, the high-tech industry, and the economy.
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It's unfortunate that the government is playing these kinds of procedural games which are only designed to inject complexity and delay into the process of resolving this case.
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It's surprising that they took 17 pages to respond to our two-paragraph request for a stay from the trial court. These requests are normally pro-forma. The real request for a stay is filed at the appeals court level.
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We're back at the table, we're happy to be back at the table, and hope to reach a mutually beneficial conclusion.