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To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (19655)	1/17/1998 1:18:00 AM
From: Elmo Gregory	Respond to of 42771

Hi Scott - Glad to see Novell is responding to Microsoft's FUD. Interesting to note that the "latest statements" link has been removed by Microsoft. HTTP/1.0 404 Object Not Found Keep up the good work. Elmo

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (19655)	1/17/1998 2:47:00 AM
From: Roger Lagerquist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

Having problems with Microsoft NT? ASK NOVELL! They'll help you. Yipes, this is getting exciting! Novell will profit from Microsoft's incredible arrogance and stupidity in refusing to answer their own customers' questions. Microsoft has gone erratic on us. Novell can rescue abandoned Microsoft customers because Novell understands Bill's software better than he does. Novell's gutsy responses, a series of: "Microsoft asserts/The truth is..." imply that Microsoft is lying. Shocking! You're right to enjoy the game, Scott. This is going to be fun to watch.

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (19655)	1/17/1998 3:03:00 AM
From: Don Earl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Hi Scott, That's not marketing. It's a debate. Debates do not sell products. How many Microsoft customers ran right over to Novells web site to see what Novell had to say about it? There are only two questions customers want to hear answered: 1.Does it work? 2.Will you fix it if it breaks? K.I.S.S Customers DO NOT want to hear this "Billy hit me with a rock." "Did not!" "Did so!" "He's lying!" "Am not!" "Is too!" kind of crap. The only good thing about it, is that it's in a place where no potential customers will see it. What a wide open sweetheart of an opportunity for Novell to crack Microsoft wide open through the back door. Give their customers a directory now and 100% support for NT. Everytime they call up with a problem you can tell them, "Yep, that's something that happens a lot with Microsoft products. Here's how to fix it." On the next round what OS will they buy? It really is a mystery to Novell why their sales continue to decline isn't it? Regards, Don

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (19655)	1/17/1998 12:50:00 PM
From: Joe Antol	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Scott: I'm sorry, but I have to keep responding to the way you are talking as if Novell is even in the "same league" with Microsoft. You keep talking as if Microsoft considers your organization a threat to it's ongoing earnings machine. I gotta tell ya' Scott, they ain't concerned about Novell, Eric Schmidt, NDS, Netware, et al AT ALL. They were'nt concerned about OS/2 and effectively killed it, and that was with a company that had/has a 76Billion dollar market cap. You (Novell) are nothing but an "irritant" that they want to just "dust off". Comparing yourself (Novell) to Microsoft in this regard is, if anything else, to me anyway --- amusing. Now, you know prior to February of last year, I did NOT feel that way. But your (NOVELL's) track record, well, s*cks! You ain't gonna beat MSFT. Give it up already. PS: Actually, you know what set me off originally, right? The CalPERS thing back in February of last year. Well, this one has got to be IMO, the "second" one. And in all likelyhood, the final one. The media is gonna make mincemeat of you guys. 1. Terrible MOAB review. 2. Novonyx Debacle 3. And now this, MSFT dissing you BIG TIME on NDS on NT. Scott---- "THEY own the API, not YOU". You guys blew it a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time ago. Wake up already. PPS: I'd even go out on a limb and predict that your executive suite are ALREADY prepping their "chutes" in anticipation of the inevitable. Someone told me (anonymously) back before the annual meeting that E.S.'s time was terminal. (Paul F. knows what I'm talking about). I think the time is drawing near. Your employees cannot IMVHO be feeling very good about themselves lately.