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To: Raymund W who wrote (5088)	10/23/1997 11:40:00 AM
From: Ben Antanaitis	Respond to of 64865

Maybe they can buy OS/2 from IBM.... then there would be an energetic hand behing the wheel.

To: Raymund W who wrote (5088)	10/23/1997 11:41:00 AM
From: Bald Eagle	Respond to of 64865

<<Maybe this is just a fantasy, but does anyone else think that SUNW should develop an operating system to specifically challenge Windows?>> I'm not sure what you mean. They already have a Solaris version that will run on PC's. Admittedly, the amount of people using Solaris on their PC's versus Microslop's Doze is miniscule right now, but who knows where we will be 10 years from now.

To: Raymund W who wrote (5088)	10/23/1997 11:49:00 AM
From: harrypolo	Respond to of 64865

"Does anyone else think that SUNW should develop an operating system to specifically challenge Windows?" Raymund....isn't that what JAVA is really all about???

To: Raymund W who wrote (5088)	10/23/1997 11:57:00 AM
From: John Chen	Respond to of 64865

Raymund, the difficulty is not in the OS. It's the applications. There are Solaris/Linux/OS2/JavaVM? for the X86 cpu. It is the games, the applications(spreadsheet,...etc) that people are used to and think they cannot live without them. Java-application may help in that regard and that is what MSFT is trying to stop. (Bill said, NOBODY can have a PC without MSFT-ware, as evidenced recently by CPQ's disclosure). With the monopolistic position that Bill has, he can ever tell Reno to shut up and have a life while I am making all the money and providing "what the customer wants", regardless if the consumer wants it or not.