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

To: blankmind who wrote (31813)	11/5/1999 7:22:00 PM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Another material misstatement of fact; as Red Hat & others deal exclusively in Linux: "Although a few OEMs have announced their intention to pre-install Linux on some of the computers they ship, none of them plan to install Linux in lieu of Windows on any appreciable number of PC (as opposed to server) systems. " nytimes.com

To: blankmind who wrote (31813)	11/5/1999 8:09:00 PM
From: Bux	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Every year for the last decade, Microsoft's share of the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems has stood above ninety percent. For the last couple of years the figure has been at least ninety-five percent, and analysts project that the share will climb even higher over the next few years. Hmmmm...I wonder what share Apple has in the Macintosh OS market? Has Apple made their OS source code freely available? What about the Palm OS platform? Are there any barriers to entering these OS markets? Janet Reno claims this is a victory for all Americans. Janet Reno needs to have her loyalty examined. Bux