11.   Microsoft, they say, would have to publish its price lists so that all comparable PC makers pay the same price to license Windows.

12.   Municipalities hope to settle with the gun industry, thereby reaping the kind of big money that cigarette makers are paying to states that brought lawsuits against them.

13.   Payment would reflect what the makers pay dealers when they have to do a replacement on warranty terms.

14.   PC makers pay Microsoft for every copy of the operating systems they pack with their PCs.

15.   Other food makers pay for substantiation.

16.   PC makers pay Microsoft a royalty for each copy shipped.

17.   PC makers pay Microsoft for every operating system they pack with their machines, so continued strong PC sales benefit Microsoft.

18.   PC makers pay Microsoft a royalty for every copy of Windows they ship with their new machines.

19.   Some chip makers have paid millions of dollars to Rambus, while others, including Infineon, have fought the demands in court.

20.   That means all personal computer makers would pay the same price for the software, with no further volume discounts for such long-time partners as Compaq and Dell Computer.