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To: Thure Meyer who wrote (18854)	5/1/1998 6:41:00 PM
From: nommedeguerre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Thure, >>"The direct effect on the U.S. economy of a delay to Windows 98 would be considerable. More than 2 million Americans, for instance, develop software that runs on Windows, while a similar number work in the computer services industry,.." Notice how in all the rhetoric spewing out of Redmond, none of it seems to mention any concern about losing marketshare to "the competition"? Delaying a new product in a healthy competitive environment would only affect Microsoft, not the U.S. economy. If Ford stopped making trucks; people could choose from a dozen other makes with similar utility value. Can the same be said of PC Operating Systems? F**K Windows Developers; they should develop for two or more OS's and they would not find themselves in a bind. Tying themselves to a single source supplier is their problem. Maybe they need a good wake-up call. Cheers, Norm