FRS 147     The Microsoft Case: Antitrust in the Internet Age
Princeton University
Prof. Edward W. Felten
Fall 1999

Aeschbacher, Steven

Microsoft staff lawyer.

Allchin, James

One of Microsoft's top executives (Senior Vice President for Personal and Business Systems). Gave four depositions. Testified for Microsoft.

Andreesen, Marc

Chief Technical Officer of Netscape. Gave a deposition.

API

[Application Programming Interface] A set of services offered by one software component or product for the use of other components of products.

Billg

Email address of Bill Gates.

Bingaman, Anne

Previously the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust.

Blattner, Jeffrey

Special Counsel for Information Technology, DOJ.

Bobmu

Bob Muglia's email address.

Boies, David

Government's chief courtroom lawyer. From Boies & Schiller law firm.

Booklink

A Web browser once distributed by AOL. AOL decided to replace booklink with IE. Microsoft is accused of acting improperly in its negotiations with AOL regarding the AOL/IE deal.

Burt, Thomas

Microsoft staff lawyer.

Chase, Brad

Microsoft executive. Gave a deposition. Testified for Microsoft.

Chicago

Microsoft's internal code name for Windows 95.

Chrisjo

Email address of Chris Jones

Clark, Jim

Ex-CEO of Netscape. Gave a deposition.

Colburn, David

One of AOL's top executives. Gave two depositions. Testified for the government. Called by Microsoft as a hostile witness during rebuttal.

Cove, John

DOJ staff lawyer.

Crook, Christopher

DOJ staff lawyer. Chief of DOJ's San Francisco Antitrust branch office.

Communicator

A Netscape software product that includes the Navigator browser, an email reader, and other components. The term "Communicator" is sometimes used to refer to the Navigator browser.

Cook, Scott

Ex-president of Intuit.

D'Arcangelo, Diane

Microsoft staff lawyer.

DeMory, Denise

DOJ staff lawyer.

Devlin, Michael

President of Rational Software, which makes programmer productivity tools. Testified for Microsoft.

Dick, Rebecca

Director of Civil Non-Merger Enforcement, DOJ.

Edelman, Theodore

Lawyer for Microsoft. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Engstrom, Eric

Microsoft executive. Gave a deposition. Testified for Microsoft.

Eubanks, Gordon

President and CEO of Oblix, an ISV. Previously President and CEO of Symantec, a large ISV. Gave a deposition. Testified for Microsoft in rebuttal.

Farber, David

Professor at Univ. of Pennsylvania. Gave a deposition. Expert witness for the govnerment.

Felten, Edward

Professor at Princeton. Gave two depositions. Testified twice as expert witness for the government.

Fessel, Robin

Lawyer for Microsoft. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Fisher, Franklin

Professor at MIT. Gave a deposition. Testified twice as expert witness for the government.

Gates, Bill

CEO of Microsoft. Gave a deposition.

Giulianelli, Karma

DOJ staff lawyer.

Gosling, James

Software designer at Sun. "Father of Java." Gave two depositions. Testified for the government.

Harris, William

President and CEO of Intuit. Testified for the government.

Heiner, David

Microsoft staff lawyer.

Holley, Stephen

Lawyer for Microsoft. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Holtzman, Stephen

DOJ staff lawyer.

Homer, Mike

Vice-President of Marketing at Netscape. Gave two depositions.

Houck, Steven

Chief courtroom lawyer for the states. From the state of New York.

ICP

[Internet Content Provider] A company that provides a Web-based service, such as a popular Web site.

IE

[Internet Explorer] Microsoft's Web browser.

Intuit

Software company. Best known for its Quicken personal financial management software.

ISP

[Internet Service Provider] A company that provides Internet connections to companies and consumers. Examples include AT&T WorldNet, and Prodigy Internet.

ISV

[Independent Software Vendor] A software company, other than the operating system vendor.

Jackson, Thomas Penfield

U.S. District Court Judge, presiding over the current case.

Jimall

Jim Allchin's email address.

Kempin, Joachim

One of Microsoft's top executives (Senior Vice President), in charge of relations with OEMs. Gave two depositions. Testified for Microsoft.

Klein, Joel

Assistant Attorney General, head of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.

Lacovara, Michael

Lawyer for Microsoft. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Malone, Philip

Lead DOJ staff lawyer.

Maritz, Paul

One of Microsoft's top executives. (Group Vice President for Platforms and Applications). Gave a deposition. Testified for Microsoft.

McGeady, Steven

Intel executive. Testified for the government.

Melamed, A. Douglas

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ.

Memphis

Microsoft's internal code name for Windows 98.

Muglia, Robert

One of Microsoft's top executives (Senior Vice President). Gave a deposition. Testified for Microsoft.

Myhrvold, Cameron

Microsoft executive. Gave a deposition. Testified for Microsoft.

Myhrvold, Nathan

One of Microsoft's top executives. Technology advisor to Bill Gates.

Nathanm

Email address of Nathan Myhrvold.

Navigator

Netscape's Web browser.

Neukom, William

Microsoft's General Counsel (chief in-house lawyer).

Norris, Garry

IBM executive. Testified for the government in rebuttal.

OEM

[Original Equipment Manufacturer] A PC manufacturer such as Compaq, Dell, Gateway, or IBM

O'Hare

Microsoft's internal code name for Internet Explorer.

OLS

[On-Line Service] A company that provides an Internet connection plus special on-line content. Examples: AOL, CompuServe.

Paulma

Email address of Paul Maritz

Pepperman, Richard

Lawyer for Microsoft. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Platform

A software product that offers services to other software products.

Poole, Will

Microsoft executive. Gave a deposition. Testified for Microsoft.

Popofsky, Mark

DOJ staff lawyer.

Reardon, Thomas

Microsoft executive. Gave two depositions.

Rose, John

Compaq executive. Gave two deposition. Testified for Microsoft.

Rosen, Dan

Microsoft executive. Gave two depositions. Testified for Microsoft.

Roth, Sandy

DOJ staff lawyer.

Schmalensee, Richard

Dean at MIT. Gave a deposition. Testified twice as an expert witness for Microsoft.

Silverberg, Brad

One of Microsoft's top executives (Senior Vice President).

Soyring, John

IBM executive. Gave a deposition. Testified for the government.

SSL

[Secure Sockets Layer] Security protocol developed by Netscape; now a widely-adopted standard.

STT

Security protocol developed by Microsoft.

Tevanian, Avi

One of Apple's top executives. Gave two depositions. Testified for the government.

Thomasre

Thomas Reardon's email address.

Urowsky, Richard

Lawyer for Microsoft. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Wan, Pauline

DOJ staff lawyer.

Warden, John

Microsoft's chief courtroom lawyer. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Warren-Boulton, Frederick

Economist. Gave a deposition. Expert witness for the government.

Weadock, Glenn

Software consultant. Gave a deposition. Expert witness for the government.

Wheeler, Stephanie

Lawyer for Microsoft. From Sullivan & Cromwell law firm.

Wildfeuer, Christian

Microsoft employee.

Wilson, Michael

DOJ staff lawyer.