“… When being questioned by government attorneys before the
trial, Stork acted as if uttering the words “Internet browser” were
a bad omen, even though it stands at the center of the case.
“Like the evasive Microsoft chairman in his pretrial deposition,
Stork was sensitive to the semantics because the company maintains
that the browser, the software that enables users to navigate the
Web, is part of the Windows operating system. It’s not a separate
product tied to Windows to take advantage of the latter’s market
dominance, the company contends…”