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Technology Stocks : MetaCreations (MCRE) - Detailed Goo in a Soapy Dream -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Patrice Gigahurtz who wrote (681)	7/3/1998 1:57:00 PM
From: beenay25	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 846

PG, get away from the $2 stocks. They will be ignored in marketing oriented stock markets like the phase we're in now. As for your Mac. Well, hate to be the one that tells you, but, the Mac is D-E-A-D. Now, before all you Mac people start screaming at me, look at reality. As a product manager for a Net oriented software company, I have to look at what is selling, what type of demand is being generated, and most important, resources. Why would I waste valuable dollars and time developing for an audience that is shrinking (3% of new sales), constantly problematic (Apple politics), and unstable (OS8)? True, many of my art director friends use Macs, but it's only because it's what they know now and they know the inevitable is coming - NT. NT is rock. NT will make 3D work. Direct 3D and OpenGL is the way to go. As for MCRE, it's great that they are positioning on the platforms that selling and not wasting any more time on peanuts. MetaStream needs a fast CPU and Intel will always outpace the PowerPC camp. Mac users want everything free anyway. If you look back at my posts, you'll see that I was at Mac World in Jan. It was a joke! Quote of the day "got anything free?" or "things were great back then". Bhahh you Mac people. Give it up and go were the money and momentum is! The last Mac holdout is on it's face (Japan) and believe me, Dell, Compaq and IBM are charging hard to pick it up, brush it off, and say "welcome to the next step" <- pardon the pun Mr. Jobs (even though that was the best operating system EVER made-sometimes your way ahead of your time). Don't get pissed at me... look around... it's reality. You people at MCRE! Focus! Focus on what sells! Incorporate your technology into "normal" interfaces!