Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

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

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (9665)	7/25/1998 8:42:00 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 74651

If one were to gather stats and develop a profile for 'cool heads' 80% of the following traits might be common to each one: How about a list of attributes of the "pain in the ass" posters who are constantly flaming people on these boards? 1: Very obese males from 25 to 45 2. Bathe weekly 2. Still live with Mother 3. Computer is on a desk in their bedroom. 4. Have never had a date. 5. Day traders, buy calls and puts and sell short, have never been long

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (9665)	7/25/1998 8:55:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

A few points: I hate to have to be the one to tell you this, but Unix runs on PC's, so you can't very well claim it requires more expensive hardware. And Windows is no longer cheaper EVEN UP FRONT. TCO arguments are frosting on the cake. "Nuff said." That I agree with. The rest of the paragraph it's in I can't even parse. JMHO.

To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (9665)	7/26/1998 8:56:00 PM
From: Mike Milde	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

<< Why don't you think Unix ever made it big on teh desk top. Too expensive, they could not amortize development costs over a wide enough revenue base to beat Wintel. >> UNIX on the desktop? When, exactly, was that ever a goal? UNIX's good attributes are not the available Window managers (gee, it's competitive, you can choose your window manager. :-)). Microsoft still runs it's hotmail.com on UNIX. That speaks for itself. Mike