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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2614)	10/15/1998 11:58:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4231

Open Market signs with AOL. source: &copy 1998 biz.yahoo.com this is what ONLINE merchant needs/[must] to announce to reach critical mass.... but not at this rate onlinemerchant.com and buyitonline.com and no product [brand equity/name recognition...] in the retail channel...???

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2614)	10/16/1998 12:05:00 PM
From: Roswell	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4231

RE: get the hint SoftQuad (Clean & Protect, Gimme Space, Express Fax, PowerCleaner, System Selector...) International?... This would be all fine and dandy except you forgot the most important thing. Quarterdeck actually developed their titles. The titles you mentioned are only distributed by Alpha. That makes them effectively worthless for any would be suitor. The biggest reason is any suitor wouldn't receive any technology for their money. If the product that Alpha happens to be selling is worth anything, then the manufacturer would just sell it themselves. Kurzweil is a case in point. They found that they could do it better themselves, so they dropped Alpha as fast as they could. Alpha, NewKidCo and SQ inc. value can only be measured by what they develop. Hotmetal, Alpha 5, Webfiler, Elmo etc. The distributed stuff is junk, generally half-baked software that should be freeware or at best shareware. If you disagree just let me remind you of the PC magazine review on Power Cleaner. To paraphrase: "A dangerous product for experienced and Novice user alike." You want value, focus on what's valuable. You want junk well....