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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (4218)	12/11/1997 9:25:00 PM
From: Sowbug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

<<That wish of NSCP is like telling GM they can't make and sell their own engines for use in their cars. This is absurd. >> Your conclusion's exactly right, but let me refine the analogy. Imagine if some judge had decided that TV sets must include a separate tuner to support the three different broadcast standards that three different "little guy" companies were backing, or if cars had to be sold separate from the engine so the owner had the freedom of choosing among gasoline, diesel, ethanol, solar, each of which various "underdog" companies were selling.... You think consumers give a f__k which web browser they use? Or whether their radio uses frequency modulation or amplitude modulation? All they care about is that it works so they can get the job done and turn off their computer as soon as possible. Sure, we tech-heads love knowing which web pages are ActiveX-enabled, or whether Rhapsody will support symmetric multiprocessing, but my mom (the very typical consumer) just wants to flip a switch on her computer, write the letter, print it, and turn it off. The last thing in the world she cares about is the brand-name of her browser. Bill Gates wants the computer to be like a television set -- the only real choice is how many of them you're going to own. Netscape's position is the same as having incompatible television sets, and unfortunately, Bill's right. I say unfortunately because I like to root for the underdog. But if there's a way the world SHOULD go, it's Microsoft's way, and you're right -- BG & MSFT were in the right place at the right time, and they're the ones who get the rewards. Oh, man, I'm going to get slammed for this post.......