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Microsoft
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A second that would handle all other
Microsoft software, such as its "Word"
program and Internet browser.
The Justice Department and 17 of the
19 states recommended that the com
pany be broken into the two pieces.
Assistant Attorney General Joel I.
Klein, head of the Justice Department's
antitrust division, said, "The court's
order is the right remedy for Mi
crosoft's serious and repeated viola
tions of the antitrust laws."
Jackson's ruling also forbids the
company from entering into "exclusive
dealing" that would restrict the devel
opment of competitors' products.
"Microsoft, as it is presently brga-
Federal judge orders
U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued his
Here is a bteakdown of the remedies he has imposed.
that Microsoft be spl
ruling Wednesday in the Microsoft antitrust case.
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I Microsoft will be broken into two separate
| companies. One company will develop
I the Windows operating system and the [*
1 other will develop all other software,
I which includes the Microsoft Office suite
j; and the Internet Explorer browser.
Company one:
Windows
operating system
Company two:
\ Internet
j .d Explorer MS?
Microsoft
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Access
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All other Microsoft holdings
J*- Microsoft may not take
action against computer
makers who support
competing technologies.
► Microsoft must allow computer makers
to make changes to the Windows start-up
sequence.
Microsoft must sell Windows for the
same price to all computer makers.
Microsoft must disclose parts of the
WLddp.ws.source.ogde to software developers.
► Microsoft has 90 days to /
put behavioral remedies into yf
effect and four months to /pi
devise a plan for the breakup.
► The two companies must
remain separate for at least
10 years.
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June 07, 2000
Source: Compiled from AP wire reports
nized and led, is unwilling to accept
the notion that it broke the law or ac
cede to an order amending its con
duct," Jackson said, explaining why he
believed the breakup was necessary.
"Microsoft has proved untrustwor
thy in the past," Jackson said, citing its
failure To comply with a court ruling
earlier in the 1990s that preceded the
antitrust case.
The judge had ruled April 3 that
Microsoft had violated federal an
titrust law by using illegal methods to
protect a monopoly in computer op
erating systems. He found the com
pany tried illegally to expand its
dominance into the market for Inter
net browsers.
Federal antitrust law allows for cas
es of broad public importance to go di
rectly to the Supreme Court, but the
justices do not have to accept the fast-
track system. If Microsoft appeals di
rectly to the Supreme Court, it can
send the appeal to the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia,
where it would be handled like virtu
ally all other appeals from U.S. District
Court rulings.
The only previous time the appel
late court was bypassed in an antitrust
lawsuit was the last case of this mag
nitude: the AT&T breakup.
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Health
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Griffith said stress is a natural occurrence of one's every
day life. But, if emotional stress is left untreated it can af
fect your health, strength, serenity and personal or profes
sional relationships.
Sometimes tobacco use is one method male A&M stu
dents use to deal with emotional stress.
Russell Durrant, a senior sports management major,
said he started smoking two years ago.
"One reason why I started smoking was because of fam
ily problems," Durrant said.
He smoked his first cigarette at a party, and he continues
to smoke today because it gives him an oral sensation. Af
ter smoking, Durrantfound himself getting sick easier than
before. He also said he is more prone to catching "the com
mon cold" faster than he was before he started smoking.
Durrant said he wishes he could stop smoking and is
trying to quit.
There are many smoking - related health factors that can
lead to death.
The Minnesota Institute of Public health states that 41
percent of smoke-related deaths are due to cardiovascular
diseases, 35 percent are due to cancer, 23 percent are due to
respiratory diseases, and 17 percent are the result of ciga
rette-ignited fires.
Some college students feel they are invisible when it
comes to their health and that they are not prone to the dif
ferent health problems today.
"I'm not scared of cancer," Durrant said.
He does not feel any health-related issues due to smok
ing will affect him since he will be quitting soon.
Margaret Griffith said eating healthy and getting your
cholesterol checked before age twenty should reduce your
risk for cardiac arrest and many any other health issues.
E-Ticket
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wouldn't be in the student section, but at least you'd be
in the stands," Martin said. "Fans will find this to be a
very convenient service."
Convenience of locating tickets is a definite bene
fit of E-Ticketboard, Spencer said. The service also
caters to sports fans.
"This Website is based on feedback from sports fans.
We are thinking like sports fans. Where we go is all
based on what sports fans ask for. We will continue to
customize and change this service to what Aggies want
when it comes to sporting events," Spencer said.
"A&M has one of the best athletic programs in the
country and arguably the most loyal fans. We want to
complete the experience for fans attending games."
As popular as E-Ticketboard is, Spencer saidC
there are some important things to keep in mindwt
using the service. f
"E-Ticketboard is not a broker and does nothan
tickets. We are a membership community wheremf
bers meet to exchange tickets. We do not get invol
in the transaction," Spencer said.
Martin reiterated the fact that E-Ticketboarddt!
not handle the tickets, and stated that "itisthek
and seller's responsibility to get together — nomci
changes hands through the athletic department."
Spencer called the decision to make E-Ticketboa:
services available to Aggie fans "the beginning)
great relationship between Texas A&M, Aggiespr
fans and E-Ticketboard."
"I'm very excited about this. I couldn't havepid:
a better school — the Twelfth Man is legends
Spencer said.
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