Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : CheckFree (CKFR) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Roger Bass who wrote (1937)	2/24/1998 10:34:00 AM
From: jjs_ynot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

The original question was in regard to your thoughts on the perceived issue of "monopoly of non-industry providers" i.e. the entire automated commerce industry. In a general way, I perceived that the top officials of MS, banks, and others were starting to view and operate as if this "e-commerce" thing was becoming a core part of their respective businesses as opposed to an add-on service IMO. I was just wondering what was prompting this shift in top management strategic thinking. Later I saw the posts on Gov. policy for receiving e-payments and I became aware that other portions of the world (esp. Europe) are ahead of the US in electronic bill payments. This may answer a portion of my question. The inquiry was really at the global, macroscopic level as to what are the forces that are driving this shift and are there any key trigger events (such as the GOV. policy) driving it. Obviously, this is an open-ended question that only the fullness of time will really resolve. I was just trying to glean your insights.