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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Sep 20
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The charges against Microsoft
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The Sherman Act; the
government's Complaint
(focus on pages 1-17); NYT
5/19/98 story; WP
5/19/98 story; Gates
6/13/98 op-ed in The Economist
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Sep 27
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The division-of-markets charge
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Barksdale
direct testimony, pages 51-65; 6/21/95
meeting agenda; Andreesen
notes from 6/21/95 meeting; Barksdale
cross-examination 10/22/98 PM, pages 24-25; Rosen
summary of 6/21/95 meeting; Rosen
direct testimony, paragraphs 68-130; Rosen
cross-examination 2/22/99 PM, pages 51-63
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Oct 4
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Microsoft's contracts with PC makers and others
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NYT stories: 6/8/99,
6/9/99,
6/10/99;
Colburn
direct testimony; Gates
plan for meeting; AOL
summary of meeting; Chase
direct testimony, paragraphs 53-87, 95-99; Chase
cross-examination 2/11/99 PM, pages 73-80
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Oct 11
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The consent decree case
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Supreme
Court opinion in Jefferson Parish case, sections I, II, and III of
majority opinion;
WP 7/17/94 story; 1994
Consent Decree; government's 10/20/97
Petition; appeals
court decision, sections I and IV of majority opinion, and all of
dissenting opinion
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Oct 18
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The product tying charge
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Felten
direct testimony, paragraphs 10-67; Allchin
direct testimony, paragraph 75-150; Allchin/Maritz
email string; Allchin
cross-examination 2/2/99 PM, pages 4-11; Felten
direct testimony, 6/10/99 AM, 14:25-21:3, 22:10-28:8, 41:4-43:6,
53:9-58:21, 60:24-71:4; Felten
direct testimony, 6/10/99 PM, 4:4-12:17
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Oct 25
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The predatory pricing charge
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Fisher
direct testimony, paragraphs 119-132; Schmalensee
direct testimony, paragraphs 529-565; Schmalensee
direct 6/21/99 PM, pages 40-54; Schmalensee
cross-examination 6/24/99 PM, pages 15-24
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Nov 8
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Judge Jackson's Findings of Fact
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Judge Jackson's Findings of Fact
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Nov 15
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A lawyer's view
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Readings and questions
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Nov 22
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Prof. Felten goes to Washington
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No reading
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Nov 29
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Remedies
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(none)
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Dec 6
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The video incident
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Transcript of Allchin video, 2/1/99 PM 4:17-21:14;
Allchin cross, 2/2/99 AM 21:5-41:3;
Allchin cross, 2/3/99 PM 56:7-73:15;
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Jan 10, 2000
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Open discussion / Wrap-up
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TBD
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