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Bill Gates Withdraws Access to Formats (Comes vs. Microsoft exhibit PX03104)

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    From: Marc Olson
    Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:21 AM
    To: Norman Gilinsky
    Cc: Joel Frauenheim
    Subject: RE: Visio file format

    Thanks, he sent a message to the alias and Iâve been in touch with him.

    â-Original Messageâ-
    From: Norman Gilinsky
    Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:01 AM
    To: Marc Olson
    Cc: Joel Frauenheim
    Subject: RE: Visio file format

    Joel Frauenheim will be handling distribution of file format

    Norm

    â-Original Messageâ-
    From: Marc Olson
    Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 3:49 PM
    To: Norman Gilinsky
    Subject: FW: Visio file format

    Hi Norm,

    I donât know how urgent this project isâis someone covering the file format
distribution in Timâs absence?

    Marc

    â-Original Messageâ-
    From: Marc Olson
    Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 7:48 AM
    To: Tim Davenport
    Cc: Erich Andersen (LCA)
    Subject: RE: Visio file format

    Hi Tim,

    Weâve recently change the policy for distributing our file formats, at the
request of BillG. We used to be fairly lax about giving it out to pretty much
everyone who asked for it (Excel even published a book through MS Press).

    Our new policy (for Office2000) is that there are restrictions on use
(canât build converters, canât be a competitor to any of the apps, etc). We
required a signed license agreement in hand before weâll send them the docs.
They have to tell us who they are and what their company does, as well as
their intended use.

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    Once we get a copy of the signed agreement back, I sign for Microsoft, and
we send them back a hard copy of the agreement via snail mail, and send them
the docs via email

    Marc

    << File Word 2000 License.doc >>

    â-Original Messageâ-
    From: Tim Davenport
    Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 5:14 PM
    To: Office File Format Request
    Subject: Visio file format

    Hello.

    MS-PCA 2545864
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    As you may know, Visio is now a Microsoft product. We recently completed
the documentation of the Video file format and we want to distribute it in the
same manner as the Office docs are distributed. I know that there is a page on
MSDN that tells requestors to e-mail this alias and ask for the Office
documentation. Do you require that they supply you with the details of what
they plan to do with it? Do you make them sign any kind of agreement? Is the
documentation stamped with âMicrosoft Confidentialâ?

    Thanks for any information you can provide me.

    Tim Davenport (Timda)
    Program Manager
    VIsio

    MS-PCA 2545865
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