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To: DaveMG who wrote (18340)	11/14/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

reports.guardian.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------- "The coming battle will be between closed shop versus Open Source, commercial paranoia versus altruism. The outcome is already predictable. Microsoft's difficulties with Windows NT show that some software is now too complex for even the richest, smartest company. Instead of trying to subvert Linux, what Gates should do is release the NT code and let the collective IQ of the Net fix it for him. He won't do it, of course, which is why his company has just peaked. If you have Microsoft shares, prepare to sell them now." ------------------------------------------------------------------ Since QUALCOMM seems to be about to surrender on Eudora, it might be best to 'donate' the source to the collective IQ of the net to take it over and propel it to 'most popular' stakes. It has got some decent critical mass already. If the QUALCOMM could stay attached to it somehow, it could become an enormous advertising mechanism. A bit like we all use Yahoo! for free, and they carry advertising, Eudora could be a carrier of 'QUALCOMM'. Make that the sole condition of unlimited use - that the word QUALCOMM remain on the front of it. That will help sell wK, pdQ, Q-Phone, Globalstar, other hardware and services. QUALCOMM could remain as 'co-ordinator' or some such, providing some staff and wK as a mechanism for 'free to the world' developers to enhance it. It's a shame to see it simply die on the vine if that is the best that can happen. Glued on to Linux, it should be able to be rescued. Any thoughts? Mqurice