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To: jhild who wrote (15153)	5/2/1998 1:16:00 AM
From: drmorgan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

I'll probably get a new machine after Win 99 comes out, so I don't have to install a new OS - a terrifying prospect. Win 99? Hmmm, I think MSFT delayed Win 97 because they really need three years between OS releases and the next one (after Win 98) will be Win 2001, the space oddity complete with talking Bill! Or was that HAL? <g> If your PC reaches the point where you crash a lot and get blue screens. Refreshing the OS, heck format c:, can do wonders. I run NT now and find it FAR more stable and reliable than 95 which I would reinstall once every several months or so. I've ran NT now for about 6 months and I really like it, very stable OS but it's not for everyone especially if you rely on plug and pray. It's real nice to have an in-house computer whiz kid so I guess I'm spoiled or lazy. <g>

To: jhild who wrote (15153)	5/2/1998 1:26:00 AM
From: drmorgan	Respond to of 22053

Will Microsoft's ad campaign hurt Palm III?: Even before any palm-sized products using the company's Windows CE 2.0 have hit the market, Microsoft (MSFT) is aiming advertisements squarely at taking market share from leader 3Com Corp. (COMS) This article worth a read, I find the following amusing Yet, 3Com seems unworried by Microsoft's marketing jab. "I think it is amazing that their first advertising campaign markets a product that is still not available, by offering a deal for another product that is also unavailable," said Ed Colligan, vice president of marketing for Palm Computing Inc., the subsidiary of 3Com responsible for its Palm devices. Yet, marketing vaporware -- a product that has not yet materialized -- is nothing new for Microsoft. www5.zdnet.com