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Date: 1998-12-31
Machtmissbrauch: Intuit attackiert Microsoft-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- updating 98.12.17/1 Machtmissbrauch: Intuit attackiert Microsoft Der Prozess ruht, aber der Infowar geht in gewohnter Weise weiter. Irgendwelche Spatzen haben die Stellungnahme des Softwarehauses Intuit ("Quicken") schon jetzt von ein paar Netzknoten gepfiffen. Der nicht ganz überraschende Tenor: Machtmissbrauch. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- by Nancy Weil, Dec 30, 1998, 11:40 a.m. PT The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to release deposition testimony from Intuit chief William Harris on Wednesday as part of its antitrust case against Microsoft, but amid published reports regarding the testimony, Microsoft issued a preemptive statement Tuesday. ... The Seattle Times on Sunday published a detailed story about Harris's testimony, citing sources close to Intuit, maker of the popular Quicken financial software. Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief executive officer, in 1994 made repeated attempts to buy Intuit, approaching company officials after a consent decree between Microsoft and the DOJ left him feeling that he could act boldly to make acquisitions, the newspaper reported. Harris's deposition will offer an unflattering portrayal of Microsoft and its attempts to cut "exclusive and discriminatory deals" by relying on its monopoly power in the operating system market, according to the Seattle Times. Harris also suggests that the federal court quash Microsoft's ability to bully other companies by establishing "operating system neutrality," which would forbid the software giant from using its operating system dominance to make exclusive deals with third-party vendors. ... full text http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,9197,00.html -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by published on: 1998-12-31 comments to [email protected] subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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