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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (15829)	1/6/1998 11:18:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

The Four Life-Saving Measures for Netscape www5.zdnet.com Good old Jesse weighs in on, well, both topics really. The solution? More Free Software! Among other things, of course, some sure to drive his Redmond sources nuts. To the points: 1. Make its browser free. Netscape must make its browser the first one people use, and make the pain of switching work to its advantage. Yes, it is already too late. But this is the only way for the company to remain a contender. 2. An anti-Microsoft Justice Department ruling. That would shift competitive advantage away from Microsoft in time for Netscape to take advantage of the opportunity. 3. OEM deals. That would make it more attractive to bundle the Netscape browser than Microsoft's Internet Explorer. 4. Acceleration of NetCenter profits. Find new ways to make more money on the hundreds of thousands who use NetCenter as their start page. Opportunities include online transactions, ads, and so forth. Offhand, I'd say 3 is highly dependent on 2. The OEMs all love Bill now, you know. It's such fun being strongarmed to be agents of Microsoft's arbitrary bundling policies of the moment. Or face termination with extreme prejudice for lack of respect for the sacred icon. 4 is something Netscape should be doing better, as many have said. 1, I guess there's not much choice in the matter. Cheers, Dan.