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To: Joe NYC who wrote (38101)	8/17/1999 1:36:00 AM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

A fair response, Joe. I won't argue against an ethical standard that I strive for myself. At least we both agree that Q is a good company. Regards, Frank

To: Joe NYC who wrote (38101)	8/17/1999 5:37:00 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Gentlemanly not a survival trait? Well, it depends on what the definition is, but I'd say good character is a premium survival trait and that's why people adopt it. Being an obnoxious, aggressive, dishonest slob is not the way to get customers and whether high tech or low tech, getting high value customers is what it's about. I haven't personally seen anything bad about Microsoft and I prefer to judge on evidence I see rather than gossip. I doubt that Qualcomm would have formed WirelessKnowledge if they didn't have confidence that they were in a manageable relationship with Microsoft. Sure, things don't always go smoothly, such as the Motorola association, or Nortel's, but even Ericy was tamed. Maybe there will be rough patches in the MSFT relationship, but I suppose they'll be able to keep things on track. Meanwhile, Globalstar now has 36 satellites safely in orbit. That's enough to start selling service. They need to mess around with them a bit to get them up to the right level and positioned. Mqurice

To: Joe NYC who wrote (38101)	8/17/1999 5:39:00 PM
From: cfoe	Respond to of 152472

>>My bet that a big part of the Linux phenomenon is the resentment people in the industry feel towards MSFT based on their nasty behavior in the past.<< You make a good point here which reminds me of IBM back in the 60s through early 80s. "Resentful bondage" was probably the most prevalent sentiment among IBM's customers, when they were treated as if they had no other choice of computer vendor. And when the choice came, they left. So you are correct when you intimate that MSFT might face the same fate. However, during that same period the government was trying to break up IBM, and they failed. So my assessment about the current MSFT case is that it should be left to the market place and future innovations to pull MSFT up short. The lesson I see for Q in all this, if there is one, is that as its power grows (as it surely will) it needs to build strong posivtive relationships with its customers and allies.