31st October 1998 Archive

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• Trial focus shifts to Gates

  The DoJ is banking on Bill Gates turning out to be its star witness

  Bill Gates will be appearing on videotape next week in the Washington DC Federal courthouse, effectively as a witness for the government. The edited videotape of his deposition will be made available to the media shortly afterwards. For many Americans, there will be immediate parallels with the videotapes of President Clinton …

  Business 31 Oct 1998, 08:33

• Microsoft sabotaged QuickTime, says Apple exec

  And last year's 'alliance' was struck after threats to kill Office for the Mac

  Microsoft deliberately sabotaged Apple's QuickTime for Windows as part of a campaign to drive the company out of the multimedia playback business, according to testimony released by the DoJ last night. Apple senior VP Avadis (aka Avie, appropriately enough) Tevanian said Microsoft programmers introduced misleading error messages …

  Business 31 Oct 1998, 09:28

• Hayes loses its main visionary

  Bill Pechey leaves the company

  Struggling modem manufacturer Hayes Microcomputer Products has asked its main visionary, Bill Pechey, to leave the company. The move comes only ten days after the company's founder, Dennis Hayes, stepped down as chairman to be replaced by Ron Howard as CEO and chairman. Hayes was forced to file for protection against its …

  Business 31 Oct 1998, 10:45