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To: Michael F. Donadio who wrote (34645)	8/24/2000 4:43:15 PM
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Hi Michael: Re: Microsoft .NET Remember about 3 ½ years ago in February/March of 1997 we were talking about the future of computing as Sun was defining it and how things would be done in the future? At the time not too many people believed this would happen, but time sure has indeed changed. Message 909994 Message 825427 Well, this Microsoft .NET is a step in that direction! (Note: what we were referring to as NCs in 1996-1997 is now called Internet Devices). The end result would not be for Microsoft to win the Internet as some have suggested, but for server makers (such as Sun, HP, Compaq - and who knows maybe even the failures such as Auspex!) to make a ton of money, and for software makers (in particular Microsoft) to retain their domination in the software market and continue to make a lot of money at even higher growth rate! The computing model as discussed by Microsoft .NET is exactly what Sun wanted to happen from the very beginning when it introduced its Java technology, that is to have a server centric model in which it can sell lots and lots and lots of servers. Sun is not into the software business, it can never be and it will never be able to make a dime from its software offerings. They are making a lot of noise but it is all noise and nothing more in order to get people’s attention. Their main notion has been and will always be to sell their servers and hardware. Sun's noise about software offerings is simply the "hints" they give to Companies such as Microsoft so they would implement such ideas for them (Sun) to make money on the hardware side of the business! As for StarOffice it will never be able to replace Microsoft Office. The de facto standard for office products is what Microsoft has defined. The rest are irrelevant. Sun’s marketing machine may make a lot of noise about StarOffice but in the final analysis (IMHO) they just have made a lot of empty loud noise and nothing more! As for StarOffice in particular all you have to do is to go to slashdot.org and read a few of the posts made about the usage and functionality of the product as deployed by StarOffice users. It is definitely not a product you want your secretary or accountant to use for his/her daily work (especially if your secretary or accountant uses a PC rather than a UNIX machine such as a Workstation!!!) Regards, Addi Jamshidi

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