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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: t2 who wrote (27479)	7/28/1999 9:27:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

>> They (aol) are basically behaving like MSFT when Netscape emerged----paranoid. Good evening, t2k. Microsoft behaved like any well mannered Gorilla would when someone intrudes into their part of the jungle <g>. otoh, aol is in trouble and clearly understands that their position is weak. The fundamentals of their business have changed. You can either get free internet access if you buy a computer or a free computer if you sign up for paid internet access. And aol's user friendly gui is pretty well matched by yhoo - for free! How is aol supposed to capture their unfair share of the newbies? I just visited my mom for a week, and used her computer to get online. When I set up her system last year, I put her on aol. I found their internet interface to be really clumsy. It wasn't a matter of speed, though, just ease of use. I have to confess, I love Mr. Softee, but I can't give up my Netscape Navigator. In short, I think this is a win/lose proposition between msft and aol, and I like msft. Frank