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To: HECTOR RUBERT who wrote (24010)	6/25/1999 12:37:00 PM
From: Ed Forrest	Respond to of 41369

Linux: For those interested in the Linux system here is a link. webshopper.com

To: HECTOR RUBERT who wrote (24010)	6/25/1999 12:54:00 PM
From: Steve Robinett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Hector, You comment that WEBTV was a flop because of MSFT's poor execution. Not a first. Don't expect the same from AOL. These guys are not programmers I hate to point it out to you but MSFT has 40% net profit margins--profit, not operating margins--compared to AOL's 12% if it's lucky. I would suggest that those programmers know more about making a buck than almost any tech company on the planet and that WEBTV was a flop not because of a bunch of techies who didn't know how to do business but lack of demand, sort of the Eight-track of the web. BTW, it's my understanding that the Hughes system is wide bandwidth satellite downlink with interactivity by phone line, a sort of hybrid that presents problems of its own. But that AOLPC idea--that actually brings in new customers. Best, --Steve