THE DOJ WOULD CLAIM THEIR CASE WAS ADVANCED BECAUSE BARKSDALE ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING STORY LINE DURING HIS DIRECT AND LIVE TESTIMONY:ġ) Netscape’s browser threatened the Windows platformĪ) “Netscape’s browser, using Java, provided both the technical means and the broad distribution to offer a new ‘super platform’ for developers of network-centric applications” (D10)ī) “When Netscape entered the ‘Window’s world’. (D31)īarksdale is the DOJ’s first witness and presented direct testimony as well as 5 days of cross examination (Oct 19, 20, 21, 22, 26) and 1 day of re-direct and re-cross (Oct 27) Netscape was founded in April 1994 by Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen. Jim Barksdale is the President and CEO of Netscape and has been since Jan 95 D10 means page 10 of the direct testimony, 27AM10 means page 10 of the A.M. I tried to use his words to keep the flavor of the testimony, but I’m afraid it ran to three rather than two pages. Quotes not otherwise attributed are Barksdale. įrom Matt Anestis ( The document below outlines the argument Barksdale made in his direct testimony and contributed to during his live testimony. Summaries: The Microsoft Case T H E M I C R O S O F T C A S E S E M I N A R :