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To: FR1 who wrote (6514)	11/23/1997 8:32:00 PM
From: Hippieslayer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

I think Oracle is touting the NetPc to get people to do what you did. If Oracle's advertising is effective-I have not seen the commercial- then what they have done is to creative a swell of interest in the device before its actual introduction. And I don't believe that the device that Oracle is talking about has actually debuted yet. Oracle is taking a big gamble by hyping the device before it's really ready. Though, I do hope that they are successful in getting people interested in it. Remember, about a year ago everyone was saying that the NC was a pipedream. MS and INTC said so and then they quickly changed their tune and now both are gearing up for the NC. I personally think a scaled down device that is cheap will fill a certain niche. I don't think it will take over the pc anytime soon. The only thing that will hold the NetPC back is the transfer speeds of data over phone lines. If the idea of a NC is to use software that is stored in a server (which oracle hopes will use their software) and then download the software for the user to use, there will need to be a highly sophisticated backbone that will be able to handle the traffic. 1998 will hopefully be the year that cable modems will become "the choice" for many. The infastrucure is in place for it to succeed over ADSL and other xDSL technologies. i think that is why MS has been so interested in investing billions in cable co's. They are trying to head off ORacle in the battle of whos software controls the info that you download from a remote server. The battle has just begun and the next couple of years will be very exciting to see who stands and who falls.