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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dybdahl who wrote (58388)	5/24/2001 12:04:36 PM
From: tbigb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

nokia, motorola and ericsson make commodities. the difference between them and microsoft is that microsoft is always trying to add richer value and complex features. this is why i think microsoft's handheld software will eventually trump nokia, motorola and ericsson. sooner or later, they will be forced to license Microsoft software for cell phones/handhelds. it is a matter of time before the memory and processing power on handhelds become high enough for adding serious features and when it comes to adding features, hardware companies usually lose out to pure software companies.

To: dybdahl who wrote (58388)	5/24/2001 3:12:37 PM
From: Michael Do	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

I don't know about Denmark, but no one here is required or force to buy Windows or Office from Microsoft. They were bought because they like the convenient and usefulness of the products. I think you are missing the point that I tried to make that It is wrong to punish the successful companies by tying their hands by the governments wheather it is Microsoft, Nokia or any company for that matter. The free market will take care of itself. It is wrong to suppress of development and distribution of software (or any legal products) no matter free or not. Microsoft should be allowed to incorporate any thing in there OS as they see fit. If consumer does not like it, they will react the old fashion way, their pocket book. Mike