I know Gates is quick, but . . .

John Lederer <johnl[_at_]ibm.net> writes:
>
> A cynic might note the following sequence of events:
>
> DOJ files suit against Microsft
> Bill Gates goes golfing with Pres. Clinton on Martha's Vineyard
> DOJ arrives at sweetheart setllement
>

Actually, my impression was that the complaint and the proposed consent decree were filed together on the same day, a common DOJ practice in antitrust cases.

Mark Lemley
Assistant Professor, University of Texas School of Law Of Counsel, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
mlemley[_at_]mail.law.utexas.edu

For information on the Intellectual Property program at UT, see http://www.utexas.edu/law/intelprop/ Received on Tue Apr 29 1997 - 15:11:50 GMT