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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (8640)	3/28/1998 12:20:00 PM
From: The Ox	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Re: High End Storage Keep in mind the company recently announced their direction at the end of January of this year. It takes time to ramp up and hit on all cylinders. The storage revenues will be enormous, IMO. Re: NT NT still contains too much old code from old versions of Windows/COM. This code has caused, and will continue to cause, major problems for those attempting to design software/hardware solutions for this platform. MSFT isn't always that helpful when problems arise. For good reason. They often have to admit the short comings of their product line. Much of the existing NT code is still an offshoot of a single user based operating system. Operating system interupts can cause the entire system to grind to a halt while a single device communicates with the OS. This is one of many problems that must be addressed in any new version of NT. Similar to your WIN based PC grinding to a halt when the diskette drive is accessed, there are similar problems in NT with network cards and other devices. Just my 2 cents. Michael

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (8640)	3/28/1998 2:31:00 PM
From: Kashish King	Respond to of 64865

One bold step McNealy should consider: Cut loose Sun's JavaSoft unit that controls Java now. With adequate investment by partners such as IBM and Oracle Corp., JavaSoft could address the gaps vexing them and other partners--and quell fears that Sun is shaping Java to benefit its $8.5 billion computer business. This has to be done to ensure smooth sailing for Java in the choppy waters ahead. Now that Java is critical to the industry, it's being put at the center of an eight-way tug of war. I also think McNealy should tone down the rhetoric and delegate the job of micro-bashing to low-level managers. They need to work things out with HP and put Java into a non-direct-profit arm of the company supported by larger players like IBM and Oracle as the article suggests. Sun will have to loosen its grip on the specification process, that's a given. They can still hold the hammer but they need to give it to somebody more trustworthy than their for-profit software buddies. I am really worried that Sun is declaring victory for themselves too early. Victory for Java is assured but they one should not count one's own chickens before they are hatched. Hell, Sun is counting their chickens' chickens' chickens!

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (8640)	3/28/1998 4:12:00 PM
From: HammerHead	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

I tend to disagree. Then as the writer says, it's game over: Bill Gates wins again. SUNW should not give away JAVA control to monopoly Microsoft. Under the fair competition, MSFT may not win the leadership. They will still have influence but not the leadership on JAVA. Compare the online service AOL and MSN, browser Navigator and Internet Explorer, you will find the 2:1 ratio in terms of market share. The trend is your friend also applies to technology. JAVA is the trend of software revolution, just like the PC hardware changed the mainframe world two decades ago. Even the mighty MSFT will comprise eventually. NC(or thin client) will not replace PC but it will gradually share the lucrative corporate IT with Windows. In many cases, people just use PC to access email/memo and database. With thousands of virus spread around the internet, the centralized server will be easier to maintain and control. And IT people love it.