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

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (6831)	5/10/1998 9:00:00 PM
From: M31	Respond to of 74651

Hal Rubel: Great post! It's ironic that Gates et al. haven't figured this out yet. The self serving mindset that has gotten them this far will be their undoing if they don't watch it. That same self serving mentality is exhibited by many on these threads. It never ceases to amaze me how blind they are to microsoft's unique responsibilities now that they dominate the PC software industry! M31

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (6831)	5/11/1998 12:47:00 AM
From: J. P.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

What exactly did Microsoft do? I mean specifically. What people never mention is that if Netscape were really that much better, Explorer could never have replaced them. Netscape is not offering anything special and I don't use it simply cause it's slow and I just don't like the product. I also can't stand Macintosh because I used to do development on a Mac with this product called Double Helix. Mac was slow and the database bogged down with only a few hundred records. And it was always difficult to find exactly the software I wanted with a Mac. So basically what I'm saying is that Netscape and Apple suck, and Microsoft is far better, I enjoy using their products, and let James Barksdale, Steve Jobs, and all the other California nuts and fruits in their camp put that in their collective pipes and smoke it. Thank You

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (6831)	5/11/1998 12:59:00 AM
From: mozek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Hal, Excellent and eloquent post. I believe that your suggested course of action is predicated on the assumption of wrongdoing on the part of Microsoft. I'm not trying to change the point of view for convenient analysis, but I think that this assumption is not a point in fact. Personally, I disagree, but that's my opinion. I hope you continue to post on this board. It's easy for me to say because I usually read more than write, but I find well written, well thought out posts interesting and somewhat uncommon. Thanks, Mike