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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?
MSFT 476.080.0%3:59 PM EST
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To: Joe Sabatini who wrote (3540)10/20/1997 4:52:00 PM
From: Richard Dustin Doyle   of 74651
 
My sentiments exactly, Joe.

I also have downloaded Netscape on my computer because I like Netscape a lot more that IE! IE is an inferior product to navigator, in my humble opinion!

But let's everyone calm down and see exactly what the Justice Department is accusing MSFT of! They are not saying that they are just too competitive with NSCP, what they are saying is that when MSFT contracted WIN 95 to computer manufacturer's, they also said that they would need to put IE on the WIN 95 desktop as well. This is what the Justice Department is looking at and the 95 agreement, I guess, stated that they are to prohibit from any practice that would give them an unfair advantage over any firm (NSCP) and by putting the browser on the desktop since 85% of households use WIN 95 as their O/S, is monopolistic. Some computer users are not as proficient to be able to download a copy of Netscape Navigator, and will just use the IE that they see on the desktop. If I didn't know computers very well, I would probably have just used the Icon on my screen too. This is my opinion, whether right or wrong, it will be an interesting Tuesday for MSFT.

By the Way, anyone have any instinet quotes?!?!

Dustin
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