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To: Terrapin who wrote (2749)	11/22/1999 5:18:00 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 34857

[But users aren't necessarily looking for an emotional attachment to their gadgets, Joy argued. "I don't want a personal computer. I want an impersonal computer" that doesn't require lengthy software installation or customization wizards and forms, he said. The consensus that seemed to emerge is that users are looking to access information, and they want the easiest way of getting to it." ] I think Joy is right. I believe Oracle's CEO also shares the same vision. I can imagine small network appliances throughout my house that may be connected to my husband's PC. My husband's PC would be complicated because he writes code and does other kinds of technical stuff. [But they could not agree on how these devices will communicate with each other and within a home network, how they will look and feel or even which products will become most popular.] They can't predict what the consumer will buy because each household will have different needs. Mephisto