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To: David Howe who wrote (41970)	3/13/2001 2:30:23 PM
From: Prognosticator	Respond to of 64865

<< "This will be a much bigger deal" than Java >> He doesn't know what he's talking about. He obviously thinks that XML is a programming language. Ballmer should stick to what he knows: riding roughshod over competitors by cutting off their air-supply. P.

To: David Howe who wrote (41970)	3/13/2001 2:38:40 PM
From: Prognosticator	Respond to of 64865

By the way, David, I hope your lack of response to my previously stated views on your postings doesn't put you off debating these things. I think it's really healthy that we educate ourselves about what Microsoft is up to, after all, if we ignore them they will just quietly steal SUNW's ideas. IMPO, Ballmer is an idiot; a ruthless, calculating, scary idiot, but still an idiot. Also, I wouldn't like to meet him on a dark night in Redmond. P.

To: David Howe who wrote (41970)	3/13/2001 3:05:34 PM
From: Brian Sullivan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Eric Schmidt steps out of dodge Novell CEO Steps Aside for Cambridge Tech Boss SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business software maker Novell Inc.'s (NasdaqNM:NOVL - news) chief executive officer, Eric Schmidt, will step aside to be replaced by the CEO of Internet consultancy Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. (NasdaqNM:CATP - news), which Novell said on Monday it would acquire through a stock swap valued at around $255 million. Jack Messman, president and chief executive officer of Cambridge, Mass.-based Cambridge Technology, will take over the helm at Provo, Utah-based Novell from Schmidt, who will remain chairman and chief strategist. Novell shares were down 12 percent, or 23/32, to $5-3/32 in Tuesday midday trading on Nasdaq after the announcement, while Cambridge shares were up 3 percent, or 3/32, to $3-3/16. With the acquisition of Cambridge, Novell now expects fiscal 2001 revenue to total $1.2 billion, with earnings per share of 18 cents, according to a spokesman. For 2002, Novell sees revenues between $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion and earnings per share of 50 cents. Schmidt, a respected Silicon Valley veteran, leaves Novell after a four-year tenure that began with much fanfare in 1997. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: David Howe who wrote (41970)	3/13/2001 5:29:19 PM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Any comments? << "This will be a much bigger deal" than Java >> Only the obvious two. First of all, XML and Java are not orthogonal. People who design distributed applications often use both and will continue to do so. You imply, and intend to imply, the opposite. Second, you should supply the full context of your citation, which was "This will be a much bigger deal than Java, SAID BALLMER". The fact that Ballmer said it makes it meaningless spin rather than the weighty prediction of fact that you imply. --QS