Appraising Microsoft and Its Global Strategy

The Omni Shoreham Hotel

Washington, D.C.

November 13, 14, 1997



Conference Schedule



Thursday, November 13, 1997




8:00 - 8:55 a.m.

Registration and Coffee

8:55 - 9:00 a.m.

Introduction/Welcome

Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.

An Overview of the Microsoft Strategic Plan and How They Accomplish Their Goals

Gary L. Reback Esq., Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati

9:50 - 10:10 a.m.

Microsoft and Increasing Returns

Professor W. Brian Arthur, Santa Fe Institute

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Digital Commerce of the Future

Bill Wendel, The Real Estate Cafe

Robert Purcell, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Consumers Car Club

Paul M. Ruden, Senior V.P. Legal & Industrial Affairs for the American Society of Travel Agents

12: 30 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Introduction to Keynote Speaker

Mitchell Kertzman, CEO Sybase

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Keynote: Scott McNealy, CEO Sun Microsystems

No One Should Own the Alphabet

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

The Theory of Increasing Returns and

The Essential Facilities Doctrine.

Garth Saloner, Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Morgan Chu Esq., Irell and Manella

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Level Playing Field

Roberta Katz, General Counsel for Netscape Communications

James Love, Director Consumer Project on Technology



Friday, November 14, 1997






8:00 - 8:55 a.m.

Registration and Coffee

9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Government Antitrust Enforcement Activities

Graham Lea, Principal Analyst, Heterodox (London)

Samuel Goodhope, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, State of Texas

Lloyd Constantine Esq., Constantine and Partners.

Christine Varney, Esq., Hogan & Hartson, Former FTC Commissioner

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 - 11:50 a.m.

Perspectives of Software Developers and Users.

Andrew Schulman, Senior Technical Editor at O'Reilly and Associates

Rick Ross, Java Lobby

Daniel Nachbar, Public Software Institute

Moderator: Audrie Krause, NetAction

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:45 - 2:00 p.m.

Microsoft and the Media

John Perry Barlow, Co-founder the Electronic Frontier Foundation

John Dodge, Columnist PC Week Online, Boston Globe

Wendy Goldman Rohm, author

Larry Magid, Columnist L.A. Times

Ray Hammond, Futurologist, Commentator on the Digital Society & Author (London)

Moderator: Howard Anderson, Yankee Consulting Group

2:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Break

2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Private Antitrust Enforcement

Steve Susman Esq., Susman and Godfrey

Steve Hill Esq., Snow, Christensen and Martineau

Bryan Sparks, CEO Caldera Inc

3:15 - 4:20 p.m.

Video, Telephony, Consumer Protection

Ed Black, President CCIA

Cem Kaner, Author of Testing Computer Software.

4: 20 p.m.

Ralph Nader