“Microsoft spent Friday listening to more recent embarrassing
electronic messages.
“As part of its trial strategy in fighting antitrust
allegations, Microsoft wants to show the judge that one of its
Internet software rivals, Netscape Communications Corp., wasn’t
illegally crippled during its battle with Microsoft’s Windows
computer operating system.
“But Justice Department lawyer David Boies cited an e-mail
exchange within Microsoft earlier this year – months after its
antitrust trial began – that suggested even some Microsoft
employees don’t believe that Netscape remains a robust
competitor.”