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To: ToySoldier who wrote (10845)	9/19/1998 1:28:00 PM
From: rudedog	Respond to of 74651

Toy - I think it depends on the overhead of the business model and the market goals. If there is a definable market segment where the WebTV concept sells better than anything else, a profitable business can be made. My comment is that from personal experience and anecdotal evidence there are numbers of people for whom the concept is ideally suited. Critical mass for a product which uses mostly standard components and does not have a big infrastructure burden can be quite low. Maybe not MSFT's goal, but a viable business none the less. I don't really know enough about 'WebTV the business' to know whether it is healthy or not, but I'm not likely to base an opinion on a single article in the press. If it's dying we'll know soon enough.

To: ToySoldier who wrote (10845)	9/19/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: ed	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

If the WEB TV can access the Internet, and can do simple wordprocessing , such as word, excel ...etc ( a 486 will serve the need), then few household will need a very powerful computer. Do you need a powerful computer to do simulation ? Do you need a powerful computer to design the airplan ? I do not think so. Besides , 80% of the average Americans do not know unix, NT, C++, .....etc, except the 80% computer professionals. We need to design a device to serve the needs of those 80% users who use WEB TV to communicate, access the net, and do some simple word processing.