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To: Jim Davison who wrote (3480)	11/7/1997 3:49:00 AM
From: Kashish King	Respond to of 14451

Hopefully you aren't reading an opinion of terrific marketing skills into anything I said about Bill's World. On the contrary, Microsoft was simply the de facto operating system of a cheap, standard business appliance. Compatibility with existing DOS hardware and software launched Windows and NT is doing the same for its predecessor -- albeit at a much slower pace. It's the compatibility-plus-new-stuff angle all over again. The Future Microsoft's bloated, generally non-object-oriented software (throw in costly to extend and maintain) is catching up to them. Better still, there is an alternative called Java. Not just that language -- that's only a fraction of what Java represents -- but the so-called Application Interface which allows developers to write to a portable standard versus Windows NT only. Once the performance and device support issues have been ironed out, you will see a massive effort to write to this virtual platform. AFA performance, there is NOTHING fast about Microsoft's component architecture or Visual Basic development system that Java can't match, period. Benefits for SGI Truly massive. The importance of having access to the standard business applications, development tools, utilities, training materials, books, manuals, seminars and educational curricula cannot be underestimated. What customers will get is a wholly familiar framework within which they can access the considerable hardware and software resources offered by SGI. This is a no-compromise solution since you are providing a standard operating environment on an exceptional platform and not trying to shoe-horn it the other way.

To: Jim Davison who wrote (3480)	11/7/1997 4:24:00 AM
From: Kashish King	Respond to of 14451

High-perf Java on all platforms: techweb.com The point for SGI, to reiterate, is that standard Java tools and applications come to them; not the other way around. Once again, businesses won't be giving up anything by adding SGI resources and SGI resource users won't have to compromise either.

To: Jim Davison who wrote (3480)	11/11/1997 12:16:00 AM
From: paul	Respond to of 14451

Jim good point - to listen to the Microsoft/Intel faithful its just a matter of time before wintel dominates everything - what does that mean - that every company which uses information technology for competitive advantage will be relying on 2 companies for future breakthroughs to be rolled out every 4 years or so like a new car model and everyone happily upgrades - where is the breakway business advantage? it wont be coming from Microsoft and it wont be coming from Intel - HP, DEC, Unisys, DG, Tandem have already lost the ability to provide these advantages - they are becoming service arms and distributors of technology which are not their own. As long as SGI invests in its own technology it can roll out low end NT workstations and survive - NT may be the no 1 network OS in time but then again so was Novell not too long ago - the race is not over and if SGI can still invest and have pride in its own technology then there will be plenty of opportunity over the long term.