The facts and the record illustrate that Microsoft desired to structure a business relationship with Netscape that would bring benefit to our mutual customers.

purpose of the meeting was to understand if there was an opportunity for a broad collaboration between Microsoft and Netscape.

Once again, I believe that Netscape either is attempting to rewrite history or deliberately misled me and my colleagues during our June 1995 discussions.

In 1995, Lotus Notes was an alternative to the Internet, used solely within enterprises. Since the Lotus Notes business model was to give away Notes client software, while charging for the server software, it was reasonable to assume that Mr. Barksdale had adopted this strategy as well.

The most recent testimony seems to be an admission that Microsoft set up the browser to knock off Netscape rather than an attempt to improve the browser,

We have a working relationship with Netscape as an ISV [Internet service provider]. What we have is a poster-child example of how high-tech companies are negotiating.