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To: kilo_watt who wrote (32019)	5/25/2000 9:35:00 PM
From: solutions_R_IT	Respond to of 42771

kilo_watt, Well said!! solutions_R_IT

To: kilo_watt who wrote (32019)	5/25/2000 10:13:00 PM
From: PJ Strifas	Respond to of 42771

Well said and I expect one day to point back to this post and think some people made some rash judgements about Novell and the people who work diligently for this company. Peter J Strifas

To: kilo_watt who wrote (32019)	5/26/2000 12:23:00 AM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Visions and Goals Are Powerful.... >>My vision of Novell is a company that is creating its own future, much unlike the strategy of our monopolist competitor. One of the reasons it's exciting to work here is that we're not producing commodity products. I would argue that we're capable of making more of an impact on the world than Cisco has. Our technology has value and relevence far beyond price and ubiquity.>> Kilo: This is a start, but I still think Novell has been too severely stung/bitten by Microsoft. Your vision is framed -almost constrained AND defined - by Microsoft. And for good measure you throw in the "monopolist competitor" label. Remember PJ's comment about NOT retaliating. Well you don't have to physically do anything, but if your mind is bent or affected in any way by someone else's attempt to take/refract/restrict/label/hurt that someone DOES OWN you. I would argue that Microsoft has had Novell in a hammerlock of FEAR and POWER while showing the world it can beat Novell's pants off with inferior technology. This can easily HURT BAD. But that's just the point. Novell engineers that think this way are caught right where Microsoft wants you. Instead of framing your vision for Novell relative to Microsoft, try "going higher" and believe you can completely and totally REDEFINE the ENTIRE PLAYING FIELD. I firmly believe this can be done in a very positive way which actually EMBRACES Microsoft. You may not think this is smart, but the effect - I guarantee you - will actually drive them to default off this OPEN future platform with greater speed. I believe Gates is a very paranoid person. He operates from FEAR. He's a coward. And that's not a fighting word. I am just telling it like it is. I don't care how much money he's worth. It means NOTHING. For there are values, principals and truths which checkmate the value of money which I really believe in: TRUST is ONE of these important principals and I believe it will become the currency of this New Age of Service. The best way to embrace a coward is to help him "see" and "get" these ideas. For Gates has shown repeatedly that he does not believe in growing pies. I think growing pies is the ONLY way to go in this Knowledge Century which has just dawned upon us. >>My goal, ultimately, in terms of the business, is to create a world where our customers DEMAND Novell solutions.>> How about creating a world where Novell can help and serve INDIVIDUALS at such a high level of service and trust that they naturally DEMAND Novell solutions. I firmly believe Novell needs to get this MSFT chip off it's shoulder. This is really holding Novell back. If this ONE thing can be done among some key persons of influence inside Novell then I firmly believe there's going to be a rush of positive energy which will complete surprise everyone. Peace. GO!!