By Sarah Left, 4 February 1999 17:09
NEWS Microsoft's credibility took another hammering yesterday, when a US Department of Justice (DoJ) lawyer proved it had faked video evidence. The video demonstration was meant to prove that Windows' performance is inhibited when the Internet Explorer browser is removed from the operating system. The video supposedly showed a single computer running Windows 98 both with and without the browser included. But as senior Microsoft executive, James Allchin watched from the witness box, the video demonstration went horribly wrong. DoJ lawyer, David Boies showed the court a sudden change in toolbar icons during the video, saying it proved that more than one computer and software package had been used - a claim Allchin accepted. Today, the software giant will screen a new video, shot last night - this time using a single computer.
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