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To: Paul V. who wrote (23002)	8/13/1998 10:39:00 PM
From: Big Bucks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

PV, Re: "It just occurred to me, is this the reason that the Gov. is after Intc and Msft. They control the standards and can make changes which forces others to conform. Then, the Gorilla can make addition changes. The result is that the non-Gorilla's never can get caught up and have limited resources to make changes." Capitalism at its' finest!! Companies that control the tide of product development become unassailable by the competition until they get so big that they lose the competitive/innovative spirit. Beauracracy sets in and the huge companies lose the "hunger" to excel. Small, hungry companies are usually more aggressive and daring in their approach, and everyone has a common sense of purpose and a common direction. Number 2 and #3 are always trying innovative ways to take business from # 1, trying to usurp the King, as it were" Just my opinion, BB