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Technology Stocks : WAVX Anyone? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: genejockey who wrote (7907)	7/6/1999 1:20:00 AM
From: Craig Sutton	Respond to of 11417

So how long has it been since you bought software ? Manuals are a thing of the past. I use development software (Programming Languages like 'C' & 'VB', for you non techies) and haven't had a manual opened for a couple years now. They are all on help files. These products require so much information that it would take up 10's of large books just to cover the basics. This also goes for most every other software package I've purchased. Including most all Microsoft products and Games. Lose the "most people prefer hard copy manuals with a purchase " idea as it just hasn't been valid since the early 90's. You mention Hackers, Yes there is NO perfect solution. BUT the hacker term refers to Software Hackers, how many hardware hackers can you list ? Do you expect them to break into homes and steal all the PC's they need to hack into ? You state that the cost of producing hard copies of products doesn't even come close to a 44% cut. WHERE are you getting this information, do you have a trade magazine to quote COGS from ?? How many companies have you been involved with that you can state that as fact ? Cost of COGS include everything from production costs, people that make them, transportation, and many other factors. Lets see some comparisons. What makes you think that WAVX won't give content providers a significant marketing advantage. (i.e. your doom example) Middle men points made you say are Dumb, Do you think content providers like having to deal with all these middle men, NO they don't if they can direct all there purchases toward one system (that by the way will be conveniently at there disposal )it would make them much happier and profitable and able to spend more time marketing than dealing with all the crap many middle men produce. ". In fact, WAVX is the only company now in this new market sector. " DID your eyes just skip over the word 'NEW'. That's what vision is all about, This is a NEW market sector. And by the way the first out usually get all the recognition. Just like the phrase "Is it IBM compatible ? " People don't go around saying is it Dell Compatible or is it Compaq compatible. Give it a break and your big headache will go away !! Good Luck, CS

To: genejockey who wrote (7907)	7/6/1999 1:28:00 AM
From: jhnewman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11417

So Howard: I can assume from your... latest post that you've ditched your wrong-headed VISA v. WAVX argument? Regards, Newman.

To: genejockey who wrote (7907)	7/6/1999 1:55:00 AM
From: jhnewman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11417

Howard: cut for software is 40-60%+... The cut that the middlemen and retailers get for HARD COPY software (as one example of a hard product that can be digitized)...is 40-60%+. Please see Craig Sutton's excellent post #7860 on this subject. He's a software developer. Also see his post #7876, which does a good job replying to a number of your points. Howard, you've obviously got a very good brain...and good luck on finishing your medical studies. (My dad's a retired heart surgeon.) But the longs who have been studying WAVX and its prospects for the last year know a lot more than you (or me) about why the prospects are good for this company. There are a ton of very intelligent investors on the SI and RB WAVX boards...as I think you can see. And the expertise covers a wide range...from security and technology consultants to ecommerce experts...to many others. As for the power of WAVX's encryption...one of the leading encryption experts in the world lives here in Minneapolis. He's developed an encryption algorithm that has yet to be cracked, and is the author of the standard book on electronic encryption (published by Wiley). He's been doing some consulting work with WAVX...and just took his payment in WAVX shares. Doesn't that tell you something about the power of WAVX's encryption and the prospects for this company? If you'd like his name, go to RB WAVX post #48307. Howard, you're fighting a hopeless battle here on the long-term prospects of Wave. As we've all said before, there are certainly risks ahead in deployment and market acceptance...but those risks are decreasing month by month. I hope you'll have an open enough mind to consider coming back to Wave sometime in the future. You may not realize it now, but in this whole "short argument" over the weekend...you've stumbled over a gold mine. Good luck, Newman.