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

To: cheryl williamson who wrote (10959)	9/23/1998 7:08:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Respond to of 74651

Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 vs. Red Hat Linux 5.1 Another bit of good news from my good buddy on the Linux thread: With any luck, Microsoft will streamline the installer even further before NT 5.0 ships next year. But I bet it will never install as smoothly as Red Hat Linux. builder.com Solaris is the undisputed champion at the high end. Now MSFT faces a challange at the grass roots. They've faced better operating systems before ... but in the past the challangers weren't FREE. Isn't Microsoft Hotmail run on Solaris? Bill knows value. Best of luck.

To: cheryl williamson who wrote (10959)	9/23/1998 7:33:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Windows Too Expensive for Low End ... techweb.com In the lowest-priced PCs, for instance, Windows 98 composes roughly 20 percent of the cost, leading some to conclude market pressures will force Windows to go on a diet. "I believe Microsoft will port a desktop version of Windows CE or develop a Windows 'lite' to respond to the low-end PC market," said David Goldstein, president of Dallas consulting firm CMC. "They won't let this market slip through their fingers." "Microsoft needs to adjust the pricing on Windows 98 or develop Windows 'lite,'" said Bill Lynch, president of PC maker Proteva, which markets $599 systems. Windows "lite" won't fly. Linux is already much more powerful and reliable than Windows. Price (margins) or market share will have to fall. Intel has lowered prices and introduced new products to deal with market forces. Why don't people hate Linux? infoworld.com Best of luck.