Microsoft trial buff renders his verdict; the software consultant is in court every day, weighing the evidence
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Software consultant Jack Krupansky has attended the Microsoft Corp antitrust trial full-time and rates the performance of government lawyers higher than that of Microsoft, noting, however, that the government is really acting for other big corporations, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and Netscape, when it claims it is acting for the consumer. Krupansky also notes, regarding the much-discussed e-mail evidence of the trial, that e-mails are off the cuff, like telephone conversations, and do not carry the same weight as a written memo.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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David Boies reveals the secrets of a good cross
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David Boies is lead trial lawyer for the government in the antitrust suit against the Microsoft Corp and his legendary cross-examination skills are well-displayed in that trial. The cross examination of James Allchin, who was in charge of the creation of Internet Explorer and its integration into Windows 98, was a case in point. Boies had Allchin affirm a Microsoft video and then confronted him with a major inaccuracy in the part of the video maintaining that Windows 98 is degraded when the Internet browser is removed.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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