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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (6786)	1/15/1998 2:08:00 AM
From: cAPSLOCK	Respond to of 64865

:When asked by Microsoft's lawyer whether the company could offer a :widespread version of Windows 95, known as OSR :2.0, with the visible means of access to the browser removed, Cole :said that would entail ''quite a bit of work,'' including :extensive testing with third-party applications. What an utter load of crap. On 98 it will indeed be a little bit of programming to clean the O/S of the browser, but in OSR2 all it takes is selecting a few files on your drive and pressing the delete key. I guess they fired the monkey that could do that job. Speaking of which... I think MSoft is acting like a pissed off teenager when she cant use the car... They act as if it would kill Windows 98 to take out the browser. If they could put it in they can take it out.. as a matter of fact, having seen it I'll say this: They don't even actually have to take it out, since it is really ALL that is different other than cosmetics from 95 (OSR2). Now I know Microsoft doesnt want to do this, and I understand. As I have said before, I admire them for reaching a level in the business world that has rarely been reached. A couple of companies I can think of off the bat would be Standard Oil, and AT&T. This is it folks. Microsoft has the market. More than 90% of the market. Not only in O/S but also business s/w (Office). They win!!! You really can't do any better than that. At least not legally. GAME OVER cAPSLOCK