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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Yaacov who wrote (6398)	5/1/1998 4:45:00 PM
From: werefrog	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

W95 is supposed to go on sale June 25. MSFT stock is setting still because several states are seeking legal action to block the release of W98 and the DOJ is on their case because of IE 4.0 coming installed on new computers. When these issues are settled, the stock should move up as it always does. Jim - Dallas

To: Yaacov who wrote (6398)	5/1/1998 5:44:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 74651

Win 98 is scheduled to be shipped to PC Mfgr 5/15, but is not available to retail store until 6/25 the new operating system brings together mostly incrementally enhancements, such as support for better graphics handling and higher quality images, a more efficient file system that saves disk space and an improved installation process that cuts the task's time down to 30-50 minutes. ''The Windows 95 promise was more significant than the Windows 98 promise,'' said Joel Kocher, president and COO of Micron who was an executive at Dell Computer during the rollout of Windows 95. ''It does not bring the same level of newness to the platform.'' Windows 98 also has better support for hardware devices, many of which now come with a new kind of universal connector, called the Universal Serial Bus. Microsoft claims Windows 98 greatly improves ''plug and play,'' a concept that Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh created because adding new peripherals is so simple. It also adds a television program guide that works when coupled with a TV tuner installed in a personal computer. An optional interface for Windows 98 displaces the ''classic'' file and folder metaphor that Windows now holds for a new web-style interface. Files and directories are displayed in a web page, with a forward and back button for simpler navigation. A single click on an icon opens a file or folder. There's a more detailed help system, designed with HTML, the format used to display web pages. System requirements are a Pentium class processor and at least 16 megabytes of RAM. Windows 98 takes anywhere from 80 to 160 megabytes of hard disk space. One analyst said Windows 98 improves on its predecessor. ''It is more stable seemingly than Windows 95, I'll give you that one,'' said David Coursey, editor at large with Upside magazine. Yet Coursey was underwhelmed by the new version. ''Instead of 'Start Me Up,' the song should be 'I still haven't found what I'm looking for,' '' Coursey said.

To: Yaacov who wrote (6398)	5/1/1998 5:45:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 74651

The Justice Department has been reportedly examining whether to seek to block the release of Windows 98 because by integrating the browser into Windows 98, Microsoft is in effect forcing computer manufacturers to ship its browser, in violation of the consent decree. Microsoft claims it has the right to add new features to the operating system, and that web browsing is one such feature. Although Microsoft is targeting Windows 98 at consumers, some analysts said some features will be lost on that audience. ''They've already gone public with the fact that Windows 98 is the end of the food chain for DOS based environments,'' said Harry Fenik, vice president of Zona Research. ''This is kind of the last hurrah. It's kind of sad, because they added a bunch of good enterprise features and at the end of the day their company is pitching it out from under them.''