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Technology Stocks : COMS & the Ghost of USRX w/ other STUFF -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scrapps who wrote (15450)	5/17/1998 3:55:00 PM
From: Jeff Sheeran	Respond to of 22053

I feel even if they don't ship the browser as part of the OS then MS will still win. When i got my new computer, every time that I installed a Microsoft application it asked me to install Internet explorer. MS Money wanted I.E. to access the money site. Office needs it for integration in word processor, Expedia needs it to register. etc.. I guess my point is that most computers now come bundled with a lot more Microsoft programs then any other brand. Every time one of these is installed is another chance for Microsoft to integrate the browser. They all ready won the war, Instead of Microsoft applications recognizing Netscape it pushes I.E. that is what pisses me off. I am all for competition but their tactics are to stifle competition. Just my opinion for what it is worth. Regards, Jeff

To: Scrapps who wrote (15450)	5/17/1998 5:13:00 PM
From: Lost in New York	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Hmm...funny how it's ok when Motorola gets the stuffing beat out of them in the modem wars...via competition from 3Com/USR. But if MSFT does the same thing it's not. USRX/COMS didn't force you to buy Sportster modems when you bought their NICs. Should you? Buy a Ford -> buy gas, tires and get your repairs at a Ford gas Station. Work in a coal mine -> buy your equipment from the company store. Buy a diamond -> go to a DeBeers store. (i forget who I'm taking a poke at here.<G>) USRX/COMS built a better modem and beat the pants off the other guys. Let MSFT build a better browser to compete, not force you to take theirs even if you don't like it or want it. Didn't IE4 blow up your PC at one point? Would you rather deal with someone else? What happens when there is no one else? Where does it say OS's can't contain applications?. I'm not sure of the exact situation but IBM got sued by justice years ago for forcing you to buy their OS if you bought their mainframes. They ended up stopping the practice and signing a consent decree. Dave