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To: akidron who wrote (17554)	3/11/1998 11:42:00 PM
From: akidron	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

*****THREAD**** Sometimes events have a way of telling a story better than one ever could.... please read the first six stories on bloomberg tonight... bloomberg.com

To: akidron who wrote (17554)	3/11/1998 11:47:00 PM
From: Big Bucks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Aki, <Off Topic> Believe it or not, I thought about the Oracle/Apple/Netscape "menage e trois" as well as the Sun/Netscape potential. Netscape is a unidimensional product company, Appl is working on a net computer and has a superior OS software package. Oracle is a web server powerhouse. The joining of these 3 would provide computing, software, and internet capability and a huge capital base to rival and compete against Wintel in the world wide internet market. Larry Ellison of Oracle has stated his desire to own Appl and he and Steve Jobs are good buddies. Hmmmmmmmmm. Netscape's days are numbered unless they subscribe to a marriage of convenience. Same with Appl, they are trying to fight an uphill battle against a firmly entrenched foe with superior resources/weapons. IMO ORACLE is the white knight/suitor, the other could be SUNW. Interesting concept/projection, yes? BB