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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (16677)	1/23/1998 3:02:00 PM
From: Justin Banks	Respond to of 24154

Reg - Look, Reg, we're from different worlds. I'm talking tech., and what's best for future technology, the consumer, and the marketplace, and you're talking money, and what's going to put the most $$ in your pocket. I'm right from my standpoint, and you may be right from yours (demonstrably so, from MSFT's stock performance). It's just too bad that the two seem to be mutually exclusive, considering MSFT's future performance seems to hinge on their ability to get consumers to buy into inferior technology. Whatever. I'm resigned. I've decided that I'm not interested in converting anyone, and I'm not interested in doing anything other than developing the best technology I know how. If that means I'm not going to get mind-numbingly rich, so be it, I'll be happy knowing I'm contributing to the overall well being of the technology industry at large, unless MSFT swallows the whole damn thing and we're all stuck using COM and DCOM for the rest of our lives. Stagnation is anti-progress, but it makes money. My only point is that making money isn't the ultimate goal. If you think it is, that's fine, but don't expect progress to continue with a single vendor in the marketplace. BTW : Yes, I'm talking experience. Lots of painful experience trying to get better technology out to the marketplace against the marketing of those with the money. It just seems pitiful and sad that the better technology is taking a back seat because of the short-sightedness of those that just see the dollars. -justinb