William Kovacs
William Kovacs
backed changed company contested gotten government microsoft swinging
Microsoft has already changed its behavior, ... They've backed off some of the contested practices. Their competitors have been emboldened to do things they may not have done before the trial. The government has gotten a lot of what they wanted. The company is not swinging away like they used to.
ahead guy line pay tend
The thing the dealmakers tend to look at is: 'what did the guy ahead of me in line have to pay to get through?'
ended government initiative microsoft possible succeeded taking
Microsoft succeeded in taking the initiative on the appeal, ... I don't think the government really thought through all of the possible scenarios, and Microsoft ended up outmaneuvering them.
count hand success
You can count on one hand the big monopolization success stories; you can count on more than one hand the failures,
creates environment government personal positive somewhat
It creates somewhat of a more positive environment for negotiations, because the government has made this a personal case.
depend intensity jackson side surprised talks worry writes
I would be surprised if there are no discussions. But the intensity and fruitfulness of the talks will depend on how Jackson writes his findings of fact. He would have to give each side something to worry about.
address cause destroy economic emergence fail harm impact innovation mark measures miss problem solutions ultimately
We need common-sense solutions to this problem that won't destroy our economy. Any measures that fail to address long-term economic impact and the emergence of technological innovation will miss the mark and ultimately cause more harm than good.
means suit
What this means is the suit will not go on for 20 years,
achieving bigger company environment gates government infer role smaller somewhat wrong
The government said Gates personifies everything wrong with the company, ... I infer from that if Gates has a smaller role in the company and Ballmer has a bigger role, that is a somewhat more suitable environment for achieving an agreement.
describing side
Each side will be describing a different planet.
basically proposed ruling shows split
It shows the ruling is basically going to be the government's proposed order, consisting of a two-way split and interim remedies.
action court likely period supreme suspension
Today's action makes it likely that during the period that the Supreme Court is considering the case, there will likely be a suspension of the interim remedies.
assets beings broken company consist effective entities human key people predict time
This is the first time going back to 1890 in which the key assets of the company to be broken up consist of human beings and ideas. Who can predict what these people will do, and how effective the entities will be?
anyone control difference equipment reinforced royalty terms
Norris, more than anyone else, showed how difference in royalty terms reinforced Microsoft's control over equipment suppliers,