Word: jacksonism
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...this Gatesean religion, this take-no-prisoners holy war, that got Microsoft in trouble with the antitrust division--and that runs as a leitmotif through Jackson's findings. But if Gates' character explains the past of this lawsuit, it may also foretell its future. Shortly after Gates hinted at settlement in his videotaped press release, he appeared at a press conference at Microsoft headquarters. This time he seemed more focused on winning--if not before Judge Jackson, then later...
...Michael Jackson...
...little startled by this. I wonder if a) he's just joking, or b) he forgot my name, or c) I really am Michael Jackson and only [The Artist] has the power to see through the illusions of the matrix...
That's one reason not to sell in the wake of Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's ruling on Friday. Things aren't as bleak as they seem, and the stock--depressed in recent weeks--could start to run very soon now that the bad news is out. In perverse Wall Street logic, "the cloud has been lifted," notes analyst Brian Goodstadt at Standard & Poor's. Except for Valley brats who compete with Microsoft (themselves fabulously rich), nobody really wants the stock to fail...
...browser wars are a good example. Netscape owned the market just two years ago. Microsoft, late to the Internet game, threw vast resources in that direction and now accounts for 64% of browser usage. Jackson's ruling means that Microsoft's capacity to assault a problem like that will probably be diminished in the future. But nothing is certain. The battle has just begun. Appeals could take years, and in the meantime the post-PC world may emerge in glory and render the judge's concerns moot. Do you want to miss another double...