USA/BELGIUM: NETSCAPE AND SUN MICROSYSTEM BAND TOGETHER AGAINST SOFTWARE GIANT MICROSOFT

Record ID: 988703

  • Title: USA/BELGIUM: NETSCAPE AND SUN MICROSYSTEM BAND TOGETHER AGAINST SOFTWARE GIANT MICROSOFT
  • Date: 2nd March 1998
  • Summary: REDMOND, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (FILE) (VNR - ACCESS ALL) 1. LV EXTERIOR OF MICROSOFT HEADQUARTERS (3 SHOTS) 0.07 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 2, 1998) (VNR - ACCESS ALL) 2. SCU BILL GATES SAYING, "WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND IS THAT INNOVATION HAS GROWN EVERY YEAR IN THIS BUSINESS. IT IS IN EVERY WAY, QUITE A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS AND AMERICA SHOULD BE PROUD THAT WE CREATED THIS OPEN MARKET. PEOPLE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DO NEW PRODUCTS AND THERE'S NO NEED FOR REGULATION." 0.35 3. LV EXTERIOR OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 0.40 4. CLOSE UP OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S SIGN 0.46 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (RECENT) (VNR - ACCESS ALL) 5. WIDESHOT OF NETSCAPE COMMUNICATION HEADQUARTERS 0.50 6. SCU ROBERTA KATZ, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION SAYING, "FIRST THE BROWSER IS/DOES PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET SO THE BROWSER REMAINS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS I SAID BEFORE, IT MAKES THE PROBLEM SO IMPORTANT FROM A SOCIAL STANDPOINT IS THE INTERNET AND THE COMMERCE AND COMMUNICATIONS THAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE INTERNET SO YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE COMPETITIVE POINTS OF ACCESS TO THE INTERNET." 1.21 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MARCH 2, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 7. SCU MICHAEL MILLER, EDITOR OF PC MAGAZINE SAYING, "RIGHT AT THE MOMENT, THE GOVERNMENT IS JUST TRYING TO ENFORCE A CONSENT DECREE AND THEY'RE ARGUING WHAT IT MEANS. IS THE GOVERNMENT FAIR TO LOOK AT WHAT MICROSOFT IS DOING? YES. ACCURATE? NO." 1.41 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 23, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 8. SV JIM BARKSDALE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NETSCAPE AND SCOTT MCNEALY OF SUN MICROSYSTEMS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS 1.45 9. SCU JIM BARKSDALE SAYING, "WE'RE SPEAKING TO A VERY IMPORTANT ANTI-COMPETITIVE AND PREDATORY PRACTICES AND AS A ISSUE FOR AMERICA, NAMELY THAT MICROSOFT IS ENGAGED IN MONOPOLISTIC - THAT'S ILLEGAL." 1.58 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 10. SCU CHARLES F. (RICK) RULE, LEGAL CONSULTANT TO MICROSOFT SAYING, "I THINK MICROSOFT HAS SHOWN ITSELF TO ABIDE BY THE ANTI-TRUST LAWS AND FRANKLY, COMPETES IN A VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT WHILE IT ESSENTIALLY HAS TO INNOVATE OR IT DIES." 2.14 REDMOND, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (FILE) (VNR - ACCESS ALL) 11. SV VARIOUS OF MICROSOFT '95 UPDATE ON PRODUCTION LINE (3 SHOTS) 2.34 12. SCU VARIOUS OF PEOPLE USING COMPUTER AND USING MICROSOFT PRODUCTS (5 SHOTS) 3.00 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 2, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 13. SCU MAN ON THE STREET SAYING, "I THINK HE'S A WONDERFUL INNOVATOR AND I THINK ANYTIME SOMEONE'S BEEN THAT SUCCESSFUL, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CHALLENGERS AND CHALLENGERS WILL FIND DIFFERENT ROUTES THROUGH COMMERCE OR THE JUSTICE SYSTEM." 3.13 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (FEBRUARY 4, 1998) (VRT - NO ACCESS BELGIUM) 14. SV BILL GATES WALKING AWAY WITH A CREAM PIE ON HIS FACE AND CLOTHES (4 SHOTS) 3.30 Initials P3S3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.; REDMOND, WASHINGTON; MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
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  • Country: EUROPE USA Belgium United States NORTH AMERICA
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