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To: TLindt who wrote (1314)	1/24/1998 3:06:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

[pondering price drop] TL and doc and all -- A couple thoughts re: Friday's price drop. First, was there anything published or said that would make Internet stocks drop as a group? I don't have time to check others in this sector. Second, re the Microsoft threat, I've heard it said that few would want Bill G taking charge of their money. It seems to me a marketing campaign could ever so subtly use this fear to its advantage should the day come that Mr. G actually has a comparable product. I think I even read MSFTwas savvy enough to leave its name off their e-business. (Others will have to point out who owns it, if this is true.) Banks have always been built on trust. Years ago they were even built of stone to resemble fortresses b/c this engendered public confidence. I believe the same psychology holds true of e-banking and e-billing. Now, though, the "stone" refers to name-brand. People trust IBM. They trust VISA. They trust WellsFargo. They trust AT&T. Would you put MSFT on that list? Just a thought. Pat

To: TLindt who wrote (1314)	1/24/1998 8:37:00 PM
From: chirodoc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

IS THIS THE BUTTON? .........just saw a tv program on computers. they had a section touting how big bill pay would be in the future. talked about the millions of computers that would be in use on the net by 2000 etc etc. .......they talked about a company called "key bank." it sounded like what i have been blabbing about. a hook from internet sites to all kinds of banks. do you know about it. ...they mentioned quicken.com and msft in the same sentence regarding this site. they did not mention ckfr, but obviously we all know about the ties from intu to ckfr. ......who knows anything about key bank?