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To: FrozenZ who wrote (80158)7/13/2001 1:19:40 AM
From: FrozenZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 99985
 
Here's another idea: new computers are sold with a dialer telephone type interface in which you simply dial up a computers IP address and the computer on the other end exits sleep mode and rings and you have a free conversation with any computer. These new computers will all but replace telephones. Baby Bell execs across the country go into spontaneous cardiac arrest. If I see that on the horizon I wouldn't even mind a low VIX. Right now we have nothing vaguely like that to excite investors.



To: FrozenZ who wrote (80158)7/13/2001 1:37:37 AM
From: B.K.Myers  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 99985
 
<<What needs to happen now is the following killer app: a program, or part of a new windows operating system that allows you to call any regular telephone from any computer for free.>>

This capability already exist:

net2phone.com

B.K.



To: FrozenZ who wrote (80158)7/13/2001 2:07:36 AM
From: David Howe  Respond to of 99985
 
<< The big hope for techs (which will lead the next bull phase) is a killer app, that everyone needs and will cause mass upgrades in computers, servers and such. Msft's new WindowsXp is not it as far as I can tell. >>

The killer app you are looking for is in the works.

It's called .Net