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Focuses on the antitrust trial against Microsoft Corp. Response of Microsoft executives to the challenges posed by the Internet; Details on the electronic mail message sent by Nathan P. Myhrvold, chief technology officer of the company, to senior executives; Information on the deposition testimonies of the witnesses.

Reports that on September 2, 1998, Microsoft Corp. was requested by the United States Government to hand over documents which are believed to show illegal behavior by the company. Microsoft's response to this request; Comments from Mark Murray, a Microsoft spokesman; Allegations of the lawsuit against the company by the US Justice Department and 20 states.

Focuses on the report `National Policy on Microsoft: A Neutral Perspective,' written by Chris Hall, regarding the antitrust suit against Microsoft Corp. What the paper says about the United States government's evidence against the company; Focus of the paper; Windows-pricing issue.

Discusses the United States Justice Department's antitrust case against Microsoft Corporation, where papers filed on May 18, 1998 alledged that Microsoft was planning to block the success of Sun Microsystems Incorporated's Java programming language. Why Microsoft's plans are pertinent to the department's case; Effects of Sun's Java programming language on Microsoft's Windows operating system. INSET: The microsoft case.

Opinion. Comments on the United States Justice Department's case regarding Microsoft Corporation's Internet Explorer. What Microsoft contended about the Internet Explorer in court papers filed on December 23, 1997; Reason for the lawsuit against Microsoft; What the case prohibits Microsoft from doing; Detailed information on the case against Microsoft.

Focuses on Microsoft Corporation's July 1998 filing of its first court papers in defense of the United States Government's antitrust lawsuit against the company. Allegations that were made against the company by the US Justice Department; Denials that were part of the company's formal response to the lawsuit; Details on the preparation of both sides for the trial.