Gates 'evasive' on videotape

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Microsoft CEO Bill Gates' credibility was attacked by government prosecutors handling the antitrust suit against the software company. Gates said he does not remember writing an Aug. 8, 1998, e-mail that says: "Do we have a clear plan on what we want Apple to do to undermine Sun?" Gates' 20-hour pre-trial testimony was played by government lawyers who are charging Microsoft of bullying Apple Computer into dropping Netscape's Internet browser and restricting Apple's multimedia software. Netscape's Navigator posed a threat to Microsoft's Internet Explorer because it included Sun Microsystem's Java programming language, a potential competitor to Microsoft's Windows operating system.

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CEO Bill Gates' credibility is attacked by government prosecutors handling the antitrust suit against the software company

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AOL-Microsoft negotiations go down to wire

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Negotiations between America Online (AOL) and Microsoft over the promotion of each other's software have reached a crucial point, which could lead to the conclusion of a new deal, or the collapse of ongoing talks. Microsoft wants several key concessions from AOL including the right to refuse any third-party software that the latter may include in its service, including media players and calendars. The software giant also wants AOL not to sue for damages over a judge's ruling that it violated antitrust laws when it incorporated its browser on its Windows system.

Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Alliances, partnerships, Internet service providers, Operating systems (Software), America Online Inc.

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Judge orders Microsoft to turn over evidence

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Microsoft is required to submit proof that it attempted to make Apple Computer and Intel leave different multimedia software markets based on a decision by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. The software developer would prefer that the evidence be withheld from antitrust litigation initiated by the US government. The company also asked Jackson to postpone the trial scheduled to begin on September 23, 1998, for six months. Justice Department attorney David Boies noted that the proof would indicate that Microsoft is behaving predictably in the browser industry.

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Is required to submit proof that it attempted to make Apple Computer and Intel leave different multimedia software markets

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