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To: sam who wrote (22902)	10/19/1998 11:56:00 AM
From: joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

>>I assume that MSFT and COMS both understand that control of the os is key -- as it was (and is) with the pc. Another reason I like COMS -- its CEO is no dope.<< You have to remember that the Palm OS is "Open Software". (At least that's how I understand it) Possibly, 3Com didn't know it at the time, but this is a brilliant move, and very anti-MSFT. MSFT in the future will have to think how to handle the "Open Software" attack (for example Linux). Making the Palm OS "Open Software" means there are now thousands of software developers who will make software for the Palm, just for the fun of it (or for profit - which MSFT can do without any alliance with 3COM).