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Reuters: Microsoft Executive Asked: Does Truth Matter?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 6, 1999

“A government lawyer, in one of the most dramatic moments of the
Microsoft antitrust trial, asked company executive James Allchin
Tuesday if he understood that it mattered whether he told the truth
under oath.”

“The issue arose after the government raised questions about the
veracity of a Microsoft Corp. videotaped demonstration that seemed
to show problems with a government-modified version of Windows
98.”

“You know it does matter whether what you said is right or wrong
— you know that matters, don’t you?”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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