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

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (10727)	9/11/1998 1:44:00 PM
From: ericneu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Since I'm so tired of the attacks that have been flying around this thread lately, I'm going to try my best to short-circuit the inevitable replys to this message by agreeing with Dan. :) > Still, many Americans appear to be embracing the information age tentatively, if not fearfully. More than half of all computer users, 52 percent, say they have never installed a software program -- a basic step in computing. While technology enthusiasts never tire of extolling the virtues of computers as personalized tools of empowerment, the Times/CBS poll suggests that a large share of the computer-using public has no interest in tailoring their machines or changing them. > Now, this part of the poll is obviously bogus, while the parts that show a generally good impression of Microsoft are the gospel truth. Another one of those objectivity and bias things. I'm sure that ed and friends will be happy to "focus on our debate" on this one. > Cheers, Dan. Dan, we agree. However, I don't think you can lay this at the feet of any one company - this industry just hasn't been paying much attention to ease of use issues. Which begat the following; 1) Computers are too hard to use today. Just ask my dad. 2) Many people are intimidated by computers. Just ask my mother-in-law. I think most companies in this industry recognize this today, whereas they didn't a year or two ago. A lot of money is being poured into R&D in an effort to make computers easier to use. This will be the key to going from 40% market penetration to 90+%. - Eric