From the Dark Side--Gates Like Napoleon, M$ Execs Not Grown-Ups and Lawyer Not Smart

states US District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson according to this CNet article. Jackson convicted Microsoft of egregious antitrust violations and ordered the company split up. The convictions are on appeal. [Dana Baggett]

-- Weekend, January 6-7 --

[11:00a 1/7] Flat Panel LCD Review: From Gene Steinberg, "The prices for LCD displays are coming down, but quality rates high. I reviewed three products for CNET, and two of them work great on Macs. Here's the URL for the report." [One of Macs Only!'s holiday purchases was a 17" Samsung 770TFT flat panel LCD display for $1189 after a discount and holiday rebate. It replaced a 19" CRT that is fading and has other problems. The LCD, connected to our Power Mac G4 (AGP), is brighter and sharper at it native resolution (1280x1024) than any of our CRTs past or present and is a pleasure to work on with either an ATI Radeon or 3dfx Voodoo5 graphics card.--Bill]

[11:00a 1/7] Bottom Line Distribution hits Bottom - Why Bottom Line is Closing Shop: "Insanely Great Mac has published a feature looking at Bottom Line Distribution's plans to close its business. The article takes an in-depth look at the company and the numerous events surrounding its current state."

[11:00a 1/7] CD version of iListen v1.0.1 "... is currently available for an introductory price of only $109.95 (plus shipping and handling). You may now also pick from over 20 ScriptPaks which enhance command and control in your favorite applications! There is also a 40% discount when purchasing 5 or more paks. We've also added some of the best mono and stereo headset microphones that work great with iListen. There is a 25% savings on the headset if purchased at same time as iListen. To place your order, point your browser to this web page. If you already own either version of IBM's ViaVoice for Macintosh, make sure you download our Upgrade Coupon. This will entitle you to a $30 rebate off our introductory price, making the final price you pay for iListen only $79.95." [From a MacSpeech press release.]

[2:30p 1/6] iDisk has new Software Folder with Software for both Mac OS 9 (DiskCopy v6.3.3) and Mac OS X (about 136 MB of games and utlities). Apparently, Apple will be using iDisk as a software distribution mechanism. [Bill Jensen]