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Q: Okay. Let me ask you to look at Trial Exhibit 560. This is a message from you to Mr. Ballmer and Mr. Chase with a copy to Mr. Maritz and some other people al
by DavidSJ 6y ago
Q: Okay. Let me ask you to look at Trial Exhibit 560. This is a message from you to Mr. Ballmer and Mr. Chase with a copy to Mr. Maritz and some other people also given copies dated August 15, 1997 at 4:07 p.m. on the subject of IBM and Netscape; correct?
A: Uh-huh
Q: BY MR. BOIES: And you type in here Importance: High."
A: No.
Q: No?
A: No, I didn't type that.
Q: Who typed in "High"?
A: A computer.
Q: A computer. Why did the computer type in "High"?
A: It's an attribute of the e-mail.
Q: And who set the attribute of the e-mail?
A: Usually the sender sends that attribute.
Q: Who is the sender here, Mr. Gates?
A: In this case it appears I'm the sender.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRelVFm7iJE&t=38m07s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRelVFm7iJE&t=38m07s
- ImprobableTruth 6y agoEh, I think I can understand where he's coming from. There's a difference between choosing "high" from a drop down and manually typing out "Importance: High". The former is kinda throwaway, while the latter is more serious. He's definitely super awkward about it though.
- DavidSJ 6y agoSure, but he's clearly being evasive. He could simply have said: "I didn't type it; I marked it as high importance."
- _-___________-_ 6y agoYep, he could have been less evasive, and then they'd have a recording of him saying "I marked it as high importance." Being evasive like this is only a problem in depositions to the extent that it gives the media fuel to make the general public hate you. It's pretty much the optimal strategy in terms of the deposition itself.
- DavidSJ 6y agoNot if it makes the judge hate you, too.