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To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (7985)	3/3/1998 12:07:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Ben, >Anyone watching Bill Gates getting fried on C-Span?< I watched some on CNBC and think his presentation is pitiful. Heard a reporter saying later that someone asked all in the room having a computer to raise hands. Almost all did. Then asked for hands of those NOT using a MS OS. No hands. Case closed.<g> GM Hope I got the hands story right. Was only half listening. PS: just saw it again. Barksdale did the poll. No hands for non-MS OS. He said "That's a monopoly".

To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (7985)	3/3/1998 12:12:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

No, I don't get C-Span. How about giving us an "executive summary?" I read his prepared testimony: cnnfn.com If I were him, I think I'd be upset with whoever wrote it. He says Windows has stayed roughly constant in price while adding functionality, but also says computer system prices have dropped. From that it would seem Windows is an increasing part of system prices -- not what I would expect without a monopoly. After all, hardware makers have added functionality, too. JMHO, of course.