Microsoft's chief concedes hardball tactics

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Microsoft Chmn Bill Gates, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, admitted to restricting its Internet partners from dealing with its competitors. This confrontation with committee Chmn Orrin Hatch represented the most dramatic exchange during the three-hour hearing on competition in the software industry. Gates' concession echoes complaints from Microsoft opponents who accuse the software giant of leveraging its Windows OS to seize control of the Internet browser and other other markets. The Clinton Justice Department, meanwhile, already has extended its continuing investigation of Microsoft's market power to the company's deals with Internet partners. Hatch is a conservative Republican senator from Utah, a state containing several software firms that have struggled in competition with Microsoft. Gates said Microsoft does not monopolize a healthy $100 billion US software industry.

Computer Software, Management, Software, Company legal issue, Investigations, Economic policy, Gates, Bill, Market domination, Market share, Hatch, Orrin G., United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary

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Computervision fires shields as chief officer

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Computervision Inc directors fire CEO John J. Shields, replacing him with Russell E. Planitzer, who will also retain his current position as company chairman. Since being appointed chief executive in late 1990, Shields has overseen a massive restructuring, as Computervision shuttered its computer-manufacturing group, slashed thousands of jobs and changed its focus to software. Shields' efforts yielded a surprise profit of $4.8 million, or 10 cents per share, in 4th qtr 1992. But Computervision is expected to report a loss of $8 million to $10 million for 1st qtr 1993. Shields' firing is supported by Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc, which owns 22 percent of Computervision and has a seat on the board of directors. Computervision, formerly known as Prime Computer Inc, posted $1.07 billion in 1992 sales.

Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Chief executive officers, Firings, Shields, John J., Computervision Corp., Planitzer, Russell E.

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Microsoft asks court to remove expert weighing evidence in antitrust case

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Microsoft asked Federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to remove his court-appointed special master, Lawrence Lessig, from the Justice Department's antitrust case against the software manufacturer. Lessig is evaluating evidence in the case, in which the government accuses Microsoft of using its Windows computer OS monopoly to position its Internet Explorer Internet software. Microsoft referred to an e-mail message that Lessig sent to an executive at Netscape, Microsoft's Internet software business archrival. The message contained Lessig's comment that installing an Internet Explorer version compared to 'selling his soul, presumably equating Microsoft with the devil.' Microsoft's formal request for Lessig's removal may signal an appeal of his appointment.

Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Operating system, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Internet access software, Web browser, Web browsers

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