William Kovacs
William Kovacs
doubt microsoft seeds
I think in many ways, Microsoft has planted some seeds of doubt about the government's hypotheses,
describing side
Each side will be describing a different planet.
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.
means suit
What this means is the suit will not go on for 20 years,
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,
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?'
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?
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.
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.
again antipathy careless fall jackson last order toward
His antipathy toward the defendant is apparent, ... Jackson was careless in the order last fall when he issued the injunction without a hearing. He can't do that again here.
cases hard modern record track win
In the modern era, these cases have been very hard to win and the government's track record is very mixed,
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.
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.