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To: Paul Engel who wrote (100750)	3/12/2000 6:42:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 186894

Paul, Maybe the dark horse - Microsoft - will emerge as a winner, after all. I don't see how they can fail. Playstation 2 is a very expensive piece of special purpose hardware. X-box will blow them out of the water for price/performance/scalability. Scumbria

To: Paul Engel who wrote (100750)	3/12/2000 6:48:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

RE:"Maybe the dark horse - Microsoft - will emerge as a winner, after all." Doesn't take a genius to figure out that Microsoft will give away the hardware and rake it in on the software...which likely means Intel will be squeezed out of any real profit on the chip unless they write them off and then retrieve them from the dumpster. <G> Jim

To: Paul Engel who wrote (100750)	3/12/2000 7:10:00 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, RE: "Maybe the dark horse - Microsoft - will emerge as a winner, after all." I don't think so. The PS2 is a consumer electronics product, where Sony has infinitely more experience than Microsoft. They have relationships in the distribution channels, they have the marketing experience, and they have been known to occasionally bring products, that work consistently, to market on time. Sony has the advantage of the first to market with this specialized game/DVD/Internet device. I think that Sony can and will react to whatever Microsoft does, probably before Microsoft can get to retail shelves. Consumer electronics is Sony's core business, this is an adventure for Microsoft. MHO, John