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To: ed who wrote (7853)	5/22/1998 7:20:00 PM
From: FR1	of 74651

Yeah, both Lee (7854) and Niebucc (7855) have it right. Win95 has some stability problems and it was the first time they tried this interface. I know it doesn't sound like much but a more stable OS really does matter. It's good to hear someone has seen 4 monitors running - if you do a lot of business the extra monitors really mean a lot. There have been a lot of surveys done that show businesses intend to stick with the WinXX line as long as possible. They intend to upgrade. The garbage you hear in the press is just that. Typist, I mean Reporters, copying each other's story. Why people want to upgrade and stay with WinXX: 1) Multiple monitors. 2) Increased OS stability. 3) Tighter integration with the web (ultimate intention is to treat the web as a big LAN so you can map the drive or web page of anyone on the web and treat it just like your local hard drive). 4) WinXX has Exchange built in so you can receive and send Faxes electronically (NT charges big time for it). 5) Ability to handle old cards - I have a 16 bit ISA card attached to a scanner - NT will not recognize it. 6) WinXX is cheaper than NT. I bet any amount of money that 10 million copies will be sold before this time next week (2 million already gone)! Win98 will easily outsell Win95.

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