He’s very good at pulling rabbits out of hats, but the rabbit disappears in the end.

A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.

It was like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. We knew we kind of got away with one. We didn't play particularly well, but it was a great win.

Seeing these stars is like watching a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. You know it happened but you don't know how it happened.

This has crucial implications for Linux on desktops.

The meaningfulness of the 2004 ruling is at stake here. So far no one has bought a license to see Microsoft's technical documentation. There is a danger that this side of the case could be rendered meaningless.