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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (20218)	9/24/1999 3:30:00 AM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Wait till we start hearing about these on Merced...hee hee hee! -QS

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (20218)	9/24/1999 6:38:00 AM
From: Michael L. Voorhees	Respond to of 64865

TechWeb: Linux Founder Sees Software Price Crash Sep 23, 1999, 16:27 UTC (15 Talkbacks) "Computer software prices will crash when the need for constant upgrades disappears, and this is only a matter of time, leading computer and software expert Linus Torvalds said on Thursday." "There are already some signs of this beginning," said Torvalds, developer of the free operating system Linux. "[A crash] may come three years from now..." "Torvalds predicted that demand for customized software such as Linux, which can be tailored to a client's specifications, would rise in the future."

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (20218)	9/24/1999 6:47:00 AM
From: Michael L. Voorhees	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

MSFT Ready for Correction? MSFT ripe for "While the Star office software lacks the features of Office, it's getting passing marks from reviewers, who see it as acceptable for all but "power users." Indeed, one of the key worries and sources of debate in the marketplace is whether it can fully share documents from Microsoft Office, a sign that potential users may be viewing it as an alternative..." "There is an opportunity for someone to displace Microsoft," said Rob Enderle of Giga Information Systems, an industry consultant. "I would argue that it (the threat) is as strong as when IBM went into its decline. Microsoft is dealing with one of the highest levels of customer dissatisfaction of any company that we follow." "Microsoft users have come to view Office upgrades as "a tax," that users need to pay, and "the (perceived) value has gotten disconnected from the revenue."

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (20218)	9/24/1999 8:49:00 AM
From: John Mireley	Respond to of 64865

Is the bottom about to fall out of the margins for the low end Wintel Servers with the appearance of the next generation of network appliances. I'm not talking about Maytag and washers here. Plug them in and configure with your web browser. eMail Station $679 50 user email server Internet Station $369 ISDN gateway/firewall/address transaltor Storage Station $879 12 GB file server Print Station $169 2 port 100 base tx print server