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To: Jeffrey Boggis who wrote (17487)2/14/1998 11:41:00 AM
From: drmorgan   of 24154
 
But it's clear to me that the incorporation of browsing and other Internet functions into Windows is a powerful innovation. It may be very inconvenient for Microsoft's competitors, but it's a big gain for consumers, who should be allowed to enjoy the benefits.

Powerful innovation? Oh, active desktop that must be the innovation.

If it's such a big gain for consumers then shouldn't other companies be allowed to participate? Personally I have no desire for active desktop at all and I wonder how many out there feel it's all that revolutionary.

For most users, the need to dial up to connect to the Internet means that switching between local files and the Web can't really be seamless. Web integration will become much more useful at home when more people have fast and always-ready Net connections through cable modems or telephone-based digital subscriber lines. But even on dial-up connections, building Internet tools into the operating system means people will see more reliable and predictable performance as programs increasingly link to the Web for data, audio and video, and on-line help, as well as software updates.

Building internet tools into the OS. No problem as long as MSFT is not the only company allowed to do it in Windows. I'm not sure I understand "more reliable and predictable performance" comment here.

always-ready Net connections through cable modems or telephone-based digital subscriber lines

I'm not sure what the big deal here is but my NT box using ISDN requires just a right mouse button click and I'm connected in about two seconds. Only thing is my ISP disconnects me from their server after five minutes of inactivity.
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