FC: Microsoft slashes witness list in half, but will call Ballmer

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Tue Apr 30 2002 - 07:40:21 PDT

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     From Microsoft yesterday:
    
    >After reviewing the progress made so far in our case as well as assessing 
    >the States' witnesses and what we believe are short-comings in the States' 
    >case, Microsoft has decided that we will not call several individuals who 
    >were originally designated to be witnesses in the remedy proceedings.
    >
    >This afternoon, we informed the Court and opposing counsel that the 
    >following eight will not be called to testify in this case.
    >
    >Mitchell Hill           Avanade
    >
    >John Johnston        August Capital
    >
    >Philip Schoonover  Best-Buy
    >
    >Steven Silva           Charter Communications
    >
    >Richard Fade          Microsoft Senior Vice President OEM Division
    >
    >Roger Needham      Managing Director at Microsoft Research
    >
    >Jeff Raikes              Microsoft Group Vice President, Business 
    >Productivity Division
    >
    >Brian Valentine       Microsoft Senior Vice President, Windows Division
    >
    >
    >
    >We will continue with the cross-examination of Robert Short tomorrow.  The 
    >following are our remaining witnesses.
    >
    >Jim Allchin           Microsoft Group Vice President, Platforms Division
    >
    >Linda Averett       Product Unit Manager, Windows Digital Media Platform 
    >Division
    >
    >Steve Ballmer       Microsoft Chief Executive Officer
    >
    >John Bennett         Professor of Computer Science and Computer 
    >Engineering, University of Colorado;
    >
    >Gayle Brock         OEM Account Manager
    >
    >Kenneth Elzinga    Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
    >
    >Tom Green           Assistant Attorney General, State of California (we 
    >will use portions of his deposition)
    >
    >Stuart Madnick     Professor of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts 
    >Institute of Technology
    >
    >Will Poole            Vice President, Windows Digital Media
    
    
    
    
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