[ale] [Fwd: [Am-info] Add witness tampering to the list]

[Kevin Krumwiede]

Not only did Sanders solicit favors from Gates, but he admitted never
having read the evidence of the case.  His testimony was based entirely
on what Gates told him to say.

Krum

On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 08:44, Geoffrey wrote:
> Caught a glimpse of AMD supporting M$ in their case against the standout 
> states.  Go figure.  Then got this from another list...
> 
> http://news.findlaw.com/business/s/20020416/microsoftdc.html
> 
> Microsoft Witness Sought a Favor From Gates
> 
> By Peter Kaplan
> 
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s <MSFT.O> first witness against
> antitrust  sanctions sought by nine states admitted in court on Tuesday
> that he asked for a favor when Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates called
> seeking his testimony.
> 
> Jerry Sanders, chief executive of computer chip-maker Advanced Micro
> Devices Inc.   <AMD.N>, also conceded he had not read the states'
> proposed sanctions, but that Gates had  told him they were "crazy" and
> would fragment the Windows operating system.
> 
> Howard Gutman, an attorney for the states, told U.S. District Judge
> Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that Sanders asked for Microsoft to announce
> support for its chip technology, code-named Hammer, ahead of a competing
> product just being developed at rival Intel Corp. <INTC.O>
> 
> "Mr. Gates said he would talk to his people about that," Gutman said of
> the Feb. 8 call by Gates to Sanders.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
> to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> 
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