I don't know if it's fear or love, but it's a question of something Microsoft knows it has to do and will do.

All a temporary restraining order gets is a 10-day order so all the parties involved can make their arguments, ... It can be extended to 20 days, and within that period the government can try to get a preliminary injunction.

The Court of Appeals decision pretty much made it impossible for the government to prevail, ... The court said if the functionality is integrated and creates a plausible advantage to the consumer, then it's a single product and can't be an illegal tie-in. The government didn't anticipate that decision when it filed its complaint.

We're going to get to ship Windows 98 with all its Internet functionality intact? and that's the key,

You will begin to hear why Microsoft is doing these things and why they're good for consumers and for competition, ... In antitrust law, that's the ultimate test.

The notion is not that if you're a monopoly, you compete less vigorously or with more deference to your competitors, ... The interest in antitrust law is for the protection of consumers, not individual competitors.