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To: HeyRainier who wrote (33507)	11/9/1999 10:38:00 PM
From: Conky Lives!	Read Replies (1) of 74651

To the smart guys on the MSFT thread: Given the recent turn of events, I was wondering, what is the likelihood of MSFT's SQL Server database being no longer tied to Windows NT? Thank you for any responses! Rainier, here's my response: Message 11865697 Updated list of msft breakup candidates and beneficiaries: 1. consumer os software (95/98(or 98 derivatives)/ie(ie circa 1999) etc) = rhat, apple 2. business os software (NT(or NT derivatives)/ie (ie circa 1999) etc) = rhat, apple 3. business software (ms office, visio etc) = corel, ibm 4. mac software (mac office etc) = apple, motorola 5. platform independent software (java, streaming audio/video) = sun, aol 6. development tools (VB/VC/java etc) = sun 7. hardware = intel, motorola 8. internet browser (ie circa 2000 onwards) 9. internet (hotmail, msn) = yahoo, aol 10. a holding company for msft investments in other internet companies 11. database (sql server) = oracle, informix, sybase Note: the list is a work in progress. Comments are always welcomed.

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