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To: Frederick Smart who wrote (51177)	10/14/2000 10:21:56 AM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (3) of 74651

Frederick - I think you have it exactly backwards. The thing that drove the PC revolution was empowerment of individuals. The centralized systems of the 60s and 70s had a huge advantage in use, software, infrastructure, reliability - still users preferred their unreliable PCs simply because they had individual power to do what they wanted. Gates just rode the wave, along with the OEMs. Now we see Oracle, Sun, IBM and other old line players trying to take back that control. That's what the fight over Java standards was about, That's what all this crap about thin clients is about. Centralized control. The MSFT .NET initiative is about re-creating individual power and breaking down the standards that the proprietary vendors are trying to impose on the internet. The big emphasis on person to person direct communication, platform-independent standards, creation of exchange mechanisms that eliminate the need for centralized servers and other control mechanisms works against the centralization direction and re-empowers individuals. MSFT is making a bet that individuals will drive the next wave if empowered, just as they did in the PC revolution. Can you point me to even a single statement in the last year that supports your statement Gates, Balmer and Microsoft - and a lot of other technology companies - want to GET BETWEEN me and other individuals that I may want to help and serve.?? They are saying the opposite - in fact, their statements about empowering the individual are so close to yours that I thought maybe you did a cut and paste from the .NET material. Take a look at what's really going on if you believe in the power of individual people as opposed to centralized control.

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