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

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (7570)	5/18/1998 11:59:00 PM
From: mozek	Respond to of 74651

What rights might SUN have to modify Windows as they see fit if they "licensed"it. I guess it would depend on the license agreement. You might want to check Microsoft's Java license. I believe it's still posted on the web after Microsoft won the right to do so in spite of Sun's attempts to keep it secret. Mike

To: Hal Rubel who wrote (7570)	5/19/1998 1:47:00 AM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Re What rights might SUN have to modify Windows as they see fit if they "licensed"it. From the Microsoft conference call today, it appears that there are only about four things that Microsoft insists be part of the Windows experience: 1) The taskbar 2) The start button (those two for sure) It wasn't spelled out exactly, but it sounded like MSFT also wants OEMs to keep 3) The "My Computer" icon 4) The "Recycle Bin". That's it. According to MSFT execs, vendors have at least 80% of the screen real estate to do with as they wish, for that "first boot out of the box". I think that's very generous. Do you think that McDonalds has a right to give their customers a uniform experience? The store layout? The burger contents? The burger boxes, the bags? Hmmmm???? Do you think that Microsoft has a right to give their customers that same quality provided by that uniform experience, even if it's only a few things they ask? Netscape doesn't even have any complaints here. OEMs are free to bundle Netscape's products. That was proved today. HP Kayak. Netscape browser comes preinstalled and default browser. Why were so many people whining that this wasn't possible? I wonder how much other stuff is BS.