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TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutional Services distributes CREF certificates and interests in the TIAA Real Estate Account. 8/99 Page 8 • Wednesday, September 22, 1999 N ATION Microsoft, governnte make final argumen WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government and Microsoft Corp. wrapped up their historic antitrust trial yesterday, lawyers alternately portrayed the software producer as a vigilant monopolist or as a com pany that fights tough but legally in the bareknuckles high-tech industry. Citing dozens of internal emails and sworn testimony already in ev idence, government lawyers por trayed Microsoft as ruthless in try ing to protect the dominance of its Windows software. Microsoft’s flagship product runs most person al computers and is largely respon sible for the vast wealth of the world’s richest man, billionaire company chair Bill Gates. “There are no^other lawful situ ations in which* a company has done what Microsoft has done,” Justice Department lawyer David Boies said. He accused the company of hav ing “used its power to squelch po tential competitors to keep them from emerging. ” Microsoft lawyer John Warden criticized what he called the gov ernment’s “astounding failures of proof,” together with “red herrings, lies, misstatements and omissions” offered during 76 days of testimony. s hei 'There are no other lawful situations in which a company has done what Microsoft has done.' — David Boies Justice Department lawyer Warden charged that the an titrust case, filed under the Sher-’ man Act, was largely driven by complaints from Microsoft's jeal ous industry rivals, including America Online Inc., the former Netscape Communications Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Computer Inc. and IBM. “The government should not be siding with Microsoft’s oppo nents,” Warden said. He said they are “entirely capable oflaiBthe T of themselves.” |)sIhhi1= America Online recer jf the se Netscape for and hired a igainst l ecutive as chief technoloj jolden F Yesterday marked theBat 2:_ lawyers will meet inthecoBonaL prior to U.S. District JudgeM Penfield Jackson’s first.H phase verdict, which col, as early as next month. The judge, unusuallyi] terday, offered no insighti he is formulating his deosl During the trial, Jacksj asked pointed questions nesses and lawyers, even affecting financiali the tenor of his voice. Bu packed courtroom gallm mained inscrutable hours of closing argumetij Stephen Houck, leadlail 19 states suing Microsoft;|| Justice Department,! the company’s "mull ihliKker fn glehold” over such softwBorme cost consumers untold' has 14 ta probably hundreds o( Jp of dollars.” J unto: Board calls for new bus standan u After WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-year study, the National Transportation Safety Board decided yesterday against recommending seat belts in school buses. Belts can sometimes increase injuries to chil dren, the board said. All five of the board’s members voted unanimously to recommended the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) expand standards designed to keep children safely contained in their seating rows. The safety board wants current standards, which require children be protected in a cocoon of padded seats and high seat backs, expanded within the next two years so children will have a better chance of remaining inside a bus during a side collision or vehicle rollover. Engineers said that could be accomplished in a vari ety of ways, including increasing the height of seat backs, installing arm rests or replacement of the stan dard bus bench seat with sculpted, bucket-type seats. In addition, the safety board urged NHTi : ils and velop standards for construction of roofs ^ nip s in motoi coaches within the next two psi 0 lvini qunv new buses to meet those standards ■ W i,i, Nm The board found in many accidentsfeM^ niir j larger windows in tour buses pop ouDTiifUF gers are ejected. Missing windows alsoc roof strength. Board engineers believe window androoirDl Trout can be strengthened and the glass does not shatter upon impact. y In a final recommendation, the ^ be equipped with data recorders start|Ja.U« elocal to aid m tntnie accident mvcstigaiions. column! Right now, school bus design is u , n , with provisions for weld strength^ sign and rollover survivability. Motor cQ$yfcrech i type of bus used by Greyhound — have nodP protection standards. A Night in Rocketown The Acoustic Tour Featuring Watermark, Chris Rice, Ginny Owens, and Cindy Moi$ October 14, 8:00 p.m. Rudder Auditorium TICKETS ON SALE TODAY! MSC Box Office 845-1234 $10 General Admission Sponsored by Compass College Ministries Queen Gul-vitst Hits >. These titles plfls the cotirc Q_(iecD catalog oo sale oow! Hlf j-r - ’ k_on)c io to aog of oar locatioos aod cotcr 8 drawiog to wio Q_aceo’s “Qrovto Jewels 8 Qj) box set (a $135.98 retail Valacl) JVaWiDg to be held oi) October 4,1999. 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