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To: micromike who wrote (63)	11/26/1997 10:43:00 PM
From: A. Reader	Respond to of 116

Are you surprised Intel is coming heavy into the NC game? The whole NC approach is based on making things simpler by the fact that the end-user doesn't have to know or care which chip is in there and which OS is in there. If you think about it, that is kind of a ridiculous situation. If I pick up my cell phone, I am not asking myself if an Intel chip or a Motorola chip runs in there --or which operating system [is underneath]. It is just ridiculous that users in the late 1990s even have to know about that. The NC makes it simple by hiding all of that. Microsoft sells Windows. Intel sells chips. It is hard to believe they are going to take an approach that kind of hides that. ... They [Microsoft and Intel] have to do something, because the whole reason NCs exist is because customers realize that the cost of ownership for PCs is out of control. techweb.com

To: micromike who wrote (63)	2/2/1998 11:16:00 PM
From: A. Reader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116

January 8, 1998Hype is Not a Business Model Mr. Bean's Hype Machine, a landmark article on Java according to Dave Winer, makes the point that "hype is not a business model." We agree with this statement, but it really doesn't apply to Java as the critics would have you think. The critics are looking in the wrong place for Java's inherent value. Java's business model is not the Internet; it is the corporate intranet that counts. Let's look at current trends in Java development. Companies aren't focusing on building Web sites with "bell and whistle" Java applets. They're starting to deploy Java solutions that tie together various systems and surface back-end data. They're focusing on developing server-side Java applications to solve internal business problems. They're writing client-side self service applications which allow employees to access HR information, for example. In doing so, companies are increasing the value of their intranets by actually making them useful for employees. This is just the first step for many. Companies will expand these Java applications to extranets, and to the Internet -- but the intranet is where many corporate developers and independent software vendors are focusing. There is a business case for Java here no matter how loud or misdirected the hype gets. JavaTM is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Other companies, products, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Copyright ÿÿ Trademark Mike, Pretty Cool Site Regards, Kurt Petersen javausers.ihost.com