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

To: MD Bryant who wrote (32193)	11/6/1999 10:16:00 AM
From: art slott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

No, but a better analogy would be is : can you buy a gun(OS) thats not got Windows or IE?

To: MD Bryant who wrote (32193)	11/6/1999 11:48:00 AM
From: Aljorma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

The problem is that Microsoft controls the operating system, and with this their able to manage better results with Microsoft products used on their OS. This along with bundling software such as IE Windows Mediaplayer and others eliminate or limits the ability for smaller software companies to pose a real challenge and survive. As a result the consumer has less choices. This should benefit all of us as consumers, and as investors. Aljorma

To: MD Bryant who wrote (32193)	11/7/1999 12:34:00 AM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

>"They build and market successful products - people buy them - they aren't forced to"< Ever tried to order a PC from Gateway or Dell without an MS app? Have you, huh? I have. Can't be done. If you want a PC from the #1 seller of PCs to consumers, or from the #1 seller PCs in the world, you have to have either MS-Office SBE or MS-Works. And yes, Dell and Gateway have to pay MS for this bundled software, therefore it is figured into the price YOU are paying. See my previous post.