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ZDNet: Coop’s Courtside: DOJ lawyer a killer

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 18, 1999

“For the last three and a half months, I’ve had an opportunity
to observe Microsoft’s legal team ply their craft.”

“Schmalensee is turning out to be a dud of a
disappointment.”

“Schmalensee has been anything but a hard numbers guy who could
provide the court with the sort of rigorous quantitative analysis
promised by Microsoft.

“Instead, he has peppered his statements with logical
assumptions about what may or may not happen in the future: If
Linux takes off or if the Macintosh soars in popularity or if OS/2
enjoys a smashing renaissance — then Microsoft could wind up with
the losing end of the stick.”

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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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