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It's September 2nd, 1998 at the Microsoft offices in Redmond, Washington.

Inside, CEO Bill Gates opens the door to a meeting room where a lawyer for the Justice Department waits for him.

Bill walks to the table at the center of the room and sits across from the attorney.

As he takes his seat, Bill prepares himself to answer questions about anti-competitive practices that have embroiled Microsoft in an anti-trust lawsuit with the U.S. government.

And when the attorney asks Bill if he's ready to begin, Bill nods his head.

The attorney presses record on the video camera beside him and directs Bill's attention to an email printed out before him.

Did you write Exhibit 358 Mr. Gates on or about January 5, 1996?

I don't remember doing so specifically, but it appears that I did.

And the first line of this is, quote, winning internet browser share is a very, very important goal for us.

Do you see that?

I do.

Now, when you were referring there to internet browser share, what were the companies who were included in that?

There's no companies included in that.

Well, if you're winning browser share, that must mean that some other company is producing browsers and you're comparing your share of browsers with somebody else's share of browsers.

Is that not so, sir?

Bill knows exactly what the attorney is asking, but he doesn't give a straight answer.

You asked me if there's any companies included in that.

I'm very confused about what you're asking.

What I'm trying to do is get you to tell me what non-Microsoft browsers you were concerned about in January of 1996.

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