Jim Cullinan
Jim Cullinan
complexity delay designed games government kinds playing process
It's unfortunate that the government is playing these kinds of procedural games which are only designed to inject complexity and delay into the process of resolving this case.
actions attempt basis believe beyond defend document excessive extreme filled government harm kinds remedy rhetoric surprising
It's unfortunate but not surprising that the government has filed a document filled with rhetoric in its attempt to defend a very extreme remedy proposal. Beyond the rhetoric, we do not believe there is any basis for these kinds of excessive actions which would significantly harm consumers, the high-tech industry, and the economy.
appeals avoid clearly court government possible reveals trying
It clearly reveals one important thing that the government is trying to do, which is avoid the Court of Appeals in every possible way.
address court moving position process proposed several violations
Our position is that we will address the violations that the court found, that's what we'll do tomorrow. There's several things that are being filed tomorrow, not just a proposed remedy. This isn't just about the proposed remedy, it's about the process of moving ahead, it's about our objections to the government's proposal.
consumers depends directly equipment makers microsoft products sell
Microsoft doesn't sell products directly to consumers. Consumers go through equipment makers and re-sellers, so it all depends on how they got it.
appeals court normally pages request requests respond stay surprising took trial
It's surprising that they took 17 pages to respond to our two-paragraph request for a stay from the trial court. These requests are normally pro-forma. The real request for a stay is filed at the appeals court level.
appeal array believe case confident district due factual fair forward judgment presenting reasonable wide
We believe this is a fair and reasonable schedule, and we look forward to presenting our arguments to the court. We are confident of our case on appeal and believe that the district court's judgment will be reversed due to the wide array of legal, factual and procedural errors.
asked call conference filing government order poorly proposal reading realize time wants written
The government asked for the conference call in order to get more time. The government wants more time because they realize how vague, ambiguous, and poorly written their proposal is after reading our filing yesterday.
bad breaking change fact industry microsoft proposal
The government's proposal does not change the fact that breaking Microsoft up will be bad for consumers, bad for the high-tech industry and bad for the economy.
ambiguous breakup challenged changes cosmetic days exercise few government legitimate microsoft past plan related remains substitute vague
The government has only made cosmetic changes to its vague and ambiguous proposal. Their plan remains unprecedented, excessive, and harmful. The exercise of the past few days does not substitute in any way for a legitimate process, in which Microsoft could have challenged the government's assumptions and assertions related to its unprecedented breakup plan and draconian regulations.
consumer designed meet needs potential power unleash windows
We have designed Windows XP specifically to meet the needs of today's consumer and to unleash the power and potential of the PC.
among believe best choice developers java legal limits software strategy
We believe Sun's legal strategy is shortsighted because we believe it limits choice among software developers to get the best Java implementation.
business exact gone lower market microsoft model opposite record resulted shows
We think there is nothing in the record that shows Microsoft has overcharged consumers. It's the exact opposite of what Microsoft's business model has been. Every market Microsoft has gone into has resulted in lower prices.
cases efficient forward judge manner pleased presenting together
We're pleased that these cases have been put together in a more efficient manner and look forward to presenting arguments to Judge Motz.