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To: nghi vu who wrote (10992)	6/11/1999 8:08:00 PM
From: alydar	Respond to of 19080

Interesting quotes from MSFT. Microsoft Expects PCs to Manage Web Devices, Not Be Replaced Seattle, June 11 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. expects the personal computer to manage an array of Internet devices in the home, rather than be replaced by such devices, said Microsoft President Steve Ballmer. Speaking to the Washington Software Alliance, Ballmer said the PC era is ''absolutely not'' over and that the PC ''will remain the central device for the next 10 years. We're at the beginning of the PC-plus era, where new devices and connection to the Internet become more important.'' The world's biggest software maker is engaged in a battle with rivals Sun Microsystems Inc. and Oracle Corp. for the hearts and minds of software developers who must make choices about the role of the Internet in computing. Microsoft is arguing for the PC, while Sun and Oracle are arguing for the Internet. ''We expect to continue to see the growth of the PC as other devices grow,'' Ballmer said in Seattle, just a few miles from Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. ''Devices will explode without replacing the PC.'' Sun, whose computers run many World Wide Web sites, teamed up this week with Motorola Inc., the No. 2 cell-phone maker, to make equipment for high-speed Internet access for wireless computer networks. Motorola will spend $1 billion in the 10-year venture with Sun. Oracle, the No. 1 maker of database software, is pushing its Oracle 8i database product as lighter and more manageable than competing ones because it requires only a Web browser to function. Microsoft will continue to focus on software even as the definition of software changes, Ballmer told the audience of software and hardware executives. ''Windows will be the bits that go on the computer, but there will be services that refresh it,'' said Ballmer, referring to Microsoft's operating system. ''Every software will go through an evolution.'' Software will be regularly updated over the Internet as computer connections get faster, he said. Microsoft fell 1 3/4 to 78 1/8. Sun fell 1/8 to 59 11/16. Oracle fell 3/4 to 25 5/16. Jun/11/1999 16:16 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. Any redistribution of Bloomberg content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Bloomberg L.P. Any reference to the material must be properly attributed to Bloomberg News. The information herein was obtained from sources which Bloomberg L.P. and its suppliers believe reliable, but they do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any securities or commodities.(C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. BLOOMBERG, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg News Radio are trademarks, tradenames and service marks of Bloomberg L.P.