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To: lkj who wrote (9683)	5/21/2001 8:15:21 PM
From: Carpe per Diem	Respond to of 10309

>>But if WRS has to spend resources in developing and promoting a solution, this solution better be used in products that have good futures. In fact, with every solution level product, WRS had first investigated in the viability the products using WRS' solution. What I was trying to say was that WRS had been too optimistic in their judgement on some of the markets served by their solution level products. << I guess we disagree, but that's OK...that's what makes a market. I think WIND should focus their energy trying to expand the limits of VxWorks rather than trying to limit its' applications. I agree there is a fine line in between what would be a net ROI. Regards, Rinks

To: lkj who wrote (9683)	5/21/2001 8:39:48 PM
From: Andre Williamson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10309

IMO, digital photo frame a la Ceiva (relying on daily downloads and subscription fees) is dead-in-the-water and an incredibly shortsighted product/business model. However, a freestanding frame that can take a flash card - now that's a great product, but it'll only take off IMO once prices drop from the current $400 or so to under (say) $150. Andre

To: lkj who wrote (9683)	5/25/2001 3:06:25 AM
From: lkj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10309

Unlike Wind's claim, development over the Linux operating system can be protected. iapplianceweb.com Lineo says it has successfully operated by using and aggressively contributing to open source software while protecting its intellectual property (IP) as well as the IP of Lineo customers. Like IBM, Lineo believes that there is a way to 'follow both a proprietary and shared business model, even one based on the G.P.L.' We wholeheartedly agree with Microsoft that no company "at the end of the day would throw all of its intellectual property into the open-source category." To do so would be a completely broken, unprofitable business model that could not survive over the long term.