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WASHINGTON: Eyeball to eyeball with the Justice Department, Microsoft blinked. Just hours before Janet Reno was set to announce a new federal and state antitrust suit against the software firm, Microsoft attorneys arrived bearing what one state lawyer called "major concessions." The upshot: Redmond will not ship Windows 98 to computer makers until Monday. A source close to the negotiations told TIME Daily there "will be a cooling off period" and that "there will be no action" Thursday. "All this means," the source said, "is that the discussion continues...
...free-for-all -- at least not for another few weeks. Morales cited concerned letters from Texas-based computer manufacturers Compaq and Dell -- a sign that Redmond?s write-in campaign may just have opened up a crack in the antitrust facade. Whether that crack will be large enough to ship Windows 98 through is another question...
...widely expected to go ahead with their two separate lawsuits, but the substance of the suits is still an open question. Reports suggest that the DOJ may not attempt to block the release of Windows 98, whereas the states are apparently leaning toward that option. Microsoft is scheduled to ship Windows 98 to manufacturers on Friday...
...course, some passengers prefer pure luxury. Retired California businessman Roy Black and his wife have spent $30,000 for the penthouse of Crystal Cruises' 940-passenger ship Harmony during a 30-day world tour. The Blacks are so fond of Crystal, a privately owned company, that they've taken 18 Harmony cruises. "It's the ultimate in comfort and spaciousness and decor," Black says of the 950-sq.-ft. penthouse, which comes with a Jacuzzi and private butler service, among other creature comforts. "It's always been our home away from home...
Knut Kloster Jr., the former chairman of the Norwegian Cruise and Royal Viking lines, plans to top even that by launching a ship that will be a permanent home for its passengers. The globe-trotting vessel, called World of ResidenSea, will have 286 condominiums when completed in early 2001. Kloster has so far sold 65 units, which go for as much as $6.6 million. And for those who can't get enough Titanic, a U.S.-Swiss partnership plans to build a $500 million replica that will take its maiden voyage on the 90th anniversary of the Titanic...