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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (43507)	3/2/1999 4:16:00 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Michelle -- right, I don't understand this Linux thing. Is it a real problem for MSFT?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (43507)	3/2/1999 7:45:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

One odd development seems to be linux for these $500. boxes (and sub-500, if you can believe that), since at these price points windows is too high. But linux being a unix variant I would say is not really suited for that market. Micheele, CNBC has really been touting linux lately. It is in comparison to Windows NT but I suspect a lot of the investing community does not have a clue to the difference between Windows 98 and Windows NT. Linux will not be suited for the sub $1K box market as you stated. Glenn