While the courtroom laughter was played high in most accounts, with News.com reporting that even Microsoft's lawyers were chuckling at the videotaped cat-and-mouse game, ZD's court story surprisingly recounted Gates's testimony without recounting the apparent courtroom disbelief.

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"When you're messing around with probation, it's a game of cat and mouse, " he says.

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"It's like a game of cat and mouse to see who can win, " he says.

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