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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18849)	5/1/1998 12:56:00 AM
From: nommedeguerre	Respond to of 24154

Dan, >>Our whole future in professional services is based around Microsoft's deployment of new technology," he said. Business 101, DIVERSIFY...nobody feels sorry for PS/2 consultants either. Better reread Sun Tzu's chapter on "Sympathy for the fallen" too. Sounds like Amato is a codependent whiner who does not have what it takes to react quickly like his buddy Ballmer. Of course, wasn't Novell dependent on Microsoft NT support too? But it is ok if Novell finds its nads out in the wind. Shouldn't they go to the feds too? Take it easy, Norm

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18849)	5/1/1998 10:11:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

Gov't Urged Not To Block Windows 98 nytimes.com Another story, slightly different slant, different but similar ironic kicker at the end. Of the largest personal computer manufacturers, only Apple, IBM and Gateway didn't sign the letter. Good for Ted Waite, though a bit nervy, I'm sure there'll be consequences the next time Joachim Kempin comes around. IBM, Apple, that's a little more understandable. ''I'm sure a letter signed by a broad range of industry executives gets noticed,'' said Ken Wasch, president of the Software Publishers Association, who has urged antitrust action against Microsoft. ''The bottom line is: No computer manufacturer can afford to harm their relationship with Microsoft,'' Wasch added. ''When Microsoft calls and asks them to write a letter to Justice, they're hard-pressed not to.'' . . . The executives wrote that their companies spent unspecified millions to develop and promote products that depend on Windows 98's launch, and warned: ''Government intervention into the launch of Windows 98 would endanger what we have all worked for -- and harm consumers and the economy too.'' Right, so where were these guys when it was Windows 97, but then it couldn't quite make it out in time for the holidays, so it was supposed to be January, but then there needed to be "Windows 3.1 migration" added? And what are these new products dependent on the Win98 launch? Lots and lots of TV tuner software? The economy is up in smoke without that, for sure. Of course there's all the USB guys, who've been waiting and waiting, and may still be waiting, regardless. On to our ironic conclusion: That language echoed the text of newspaper ads Microsoft began running on April 22 that warned that government restrictions ''will not only affect the thousands of companies that make this industry so successful, but it will also affect millions of consumers and, eventually, the economy in general.'' Funny, that. Full text of letter at nytimes.com And from a day or two ago, another ironic counterpoint: Execs downplay impact of Win98 delay zdnet.com "I suspect there would be some ripple effect, but I don't know how big a deal it would be," said Russ Siegelman, a partner with Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. "Unlike Win 95, I am not sure how many [software developers] are betting the farm on a quick and massive Win 98 upgrade phenomenon." Although software developers time release schedules to major operating system releases, independent software vendors (ISVs) burned by Microsoft's repeated failure to ship Windows 95 on time are less likely to make the same mistake this time around. "I think ISVs are probably more savvy, because some did have hiccups because of scheduling slips for Win 95," said Siegelman, who used to head up Microsoft's online service. Chicago was only 3 years late, the world kept turning though. Cheers, Dan.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18849)	5/1/1998 9:52:00 PM
From: Charles Hughes	Respond to of 24154

>>>"Our whole future in professional services is based around Microsoft's deployment of new technology," he said. <<< This calls for a bit more agressive career planning, I'd say :-)