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To: JohnG who wrote (22582)	4/12/2000 9:18:00 AM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

John, I guess I never understood why GMST would survive the cable or wireless net access. It's not a matter of surviving it. It's a matter of benefitting from it. That sight you mentioned doesn't allow one-button tuning or recording. That's what Gemstar brings to the table. I didn't look at the site to see if it allows sorting by sports, movies, musicals or your favorite television or movie star, but Gemstar does that also. As a result, Gemstar's guides will be the portal everyone will go through when changing from viewing broadcast television to surfing the Net and vise versa. As more and more viewing channels are added for television, the guides will be more and more helpful in sorting out what you want to watch and/or record and when. The guides will be the first thing you will want to see when you turn on your television. --Mike Buckley

To: JohnG who wrote (22582)	4/13/2000 4:38:00 AM
From: NY Stew	Respond to of 54805

Have bookmarked a few posts after catching up on this thread. Hope to add less and not more confusion. JohnG, Why won't TV sets have internet access through cable or wireless fiarly SOON ... And if they access that web site, why will their owners use have to use GMST. I guess I never understood why GMST would survive the cable or wireless net access. JohnG This has been asked often over the past few years and is a practical concern as the internet is converged to one degree or another with what we now know as tele-vision. It is my opinion that Gemstar has built over the years a portfolio of enabling technologies that allow for the navigation of this converged form of content. It is also my belief that the company has done so to the degree required to create a legitimate barrier to entry for those wishing to enter this market. Your concern addresses the internet side of the convergent equation. Microsoft, AOL and most recently ATI have found it necessary to license Gemstar's technologies. The above licensees are world leaders in their respective internet-dependent industries. Gemstar will compete with the AOL TV and WebTV IPG applications for eyeballs but has maintained its open licensing policy to avoid antitrust issues. I am presently unclear as to the full ATI implications. It is not one singular patent that is licensed. As an example I reference the MS agreement in which ~50 patents were licensed. All MS and AOL TV IPGs deployed anywhere in the world will be royalty bearing for Gemstar. Anyone can display an EPG (TV or PC) and list the data but for it to become a fully functional navigational vehicle it must license the technology from Gemstar in my view. Regards Stew