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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (17769)	3/4/1998 11:08:00 AM
From: John Donahoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

All aboard the WINTEL train. techweb.com Not too late to make big profits riding the WINTEL train. You ain't seen anything yet. JD

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (17769)	3/4/1998 12:36:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Bill Gates Comes in 2nd in Senate Slugfest www5.zdnet.com Ol' Jesse Berst scores McNealy #1, despite personal antipathy. Bill Gates. Technical merit. 5.7. Brought out some good issues, but loses points for foolishly making fun of the government types to their faces with statements like "hobbled by government intervention." Artistry. 5.8. Bill isn't a great public speaker, but anyone who could keep a straight face while saying "Microsoft does not have monopoly power in the business of developing and licensing computer operating systems" deserves some recognition as an actor and an artist. Best line. "People said that any start-up who tried to take on this colossus was doomed to failure. But the people who feared IBM were wrong." Total score. 11.5 Scott McNealy. Technical merit. 5.9. Made the best points of any presenter. Artistry. 5.7. McNealy is articulate and quick with a quip. Best line. "You've got to make the cost greater than the benefit of breaking the law." So true. No wonder Microsoft thumbs its nose at the government. Even if it loses, the process is so long and the penalties so weak that it gains far more than it loses. Total score. 11.6 Sort of faint praise for Bill there, especially the straight face line. Of course, it's a popular line, currently being flogged here by the local expert in financial matters, antitrust law, software technology and the new media. (did I forget anything there Reggie?) I'd say Jesse's analysis of the law and Microsoft's nose thumbing, aka "compliance with a raised middle finger", is right on. Cheers, Dan.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (17769)	3/4/1998 9:26:00 PM
From: Schiz	Respond to of 24154

Does this 90% market share include the schools? Do schools still use apples? What percentage of the pc market do the schools represent? It doesn't matter though. According to bill logic, as long as he buys an apple for himself even if everyone else bought win systems they wouldn't have a monopoly. He also failed to mention that the only reason that their contracts with oems and isps don't prevent them from selling competitors software is because the doj forced them to stop.