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To: ed who wrote (12155)	11/10/1998 8:29:00 AM
From: ToySoldier	Respond to of 74651

Well isnt that just perdy! Now the two Monopoly Giants are sniping at each other and calling each other names! You know the beginning of the end is newar for both. Its already happening that they are opening up deep secrets to out stab each other - and the DOJ just sits there and writes down the details. Ed, your 100% correct in that Intel has its own anti-trust violations, but they are also being taking to task by the FCC. It still is nice to see the MSFT Lemmings now going after their long time MSFT co-conspirator. (Ed, you kill me LOL) Toy

To: ed who wrote (12155)	11/10/1998 3:24:00 PM
From: Dabbler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

INTC is NOT trying to destroy MSFT. INTC is simply getting desperate for its survival as a leader. It is a well-known market reality that MIPS are gradually becoming a commodity due to AMD product offerings. One of INTC's long-term plays has been to build PC architecture which craves MIPS. Have you noticed all the TV adds warning against "slow processing" lately? To accomplish this, INTC wants the PC to become a multimedia device. NSP was an attempt to apply pressure on MSFT in that direction. Like all other OS's, Windows is a terrible platform to host multimedia apps on because it does not offer Quality of Service. Putting it another way, there is no way for an application to say "Give me 25.7 Mips until I say otherwise". When an another app is launched, your .AVI clip temporarily stops playing, your recording of a TV program is missing several frames, etc. Someone is going to make alot of money when they invent the first consumer OS which contains QOS features.