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To: Kashish King who wrote (356)	12/1/1997 11:33:00 AM
From: Robert Winchell	Respond to of 1600

<i?>So eSuite will have no impact because Office is too popular, I see. Do you see? Companies buy and use MS Office because there are millions of people already trained on it. It doesn't matter if it's the best or not. The reason corporations will switch is the cost of obtaining, updating and extending eSuite will save them millions and if you want to here testimonials from some of the world's most powerful business leaders then visit the Lotus eSuite site and watch the videos. They did not pay these guys off, I assure you. This may be the case. I will not write off eSuite because it is backed by IBM's machine, which is incredibly effective. I understand the case perfectly - cost of ownership and administration. However, I don't think business will buy into this until it is proven to be true, which is a ways down the line. However, this is an area where MS is putting a lot of effort and emphasis right now - zero administration. I have no idea if they will be succesful, but if they are it basically removes eSuites greatest advantage.

To: Kashish King who wrote (356)	12/1/1997 12:48:00 PM
From: Rich Goldsmith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1600

Rod, So eSuite will have no impact because Office is too popular, I see. The reason corporations will switch is the cost of obtaining, updating and extending eSuite will save them millions. . . eSuite may on software, but how much will it cost in retraining and lost productivity? New corporations may go with eSuite, but established corporations will stay with MSFT. Bye the bye, you keep mentioning IBM and INTC. Bit of a contradiction here, IBM is going the PowerPC route -- I don't think INTC is going to buy into something that will hurt them, so look for INTC to go the MSFT way. Regards, Rich