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To: Stormweaver who wrote (15700)	4/23/1999 8:32:00 PM
From: QwikSand	Respond to of 64865

That's one way of putting it. That's ok, you don't have to buy in. I'll get my money anyway. Regards, --QwikSand

To: Stormweaver who wrote (15700)	4/23/1999 8:32:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Life Without Microsoft Nothin' But Net April 19, 1999 by Aaron Goldberg Upside Opinion As hard as it may be to believe, as the information appliance (or Internet appliance) starts to explode on the scene, Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., is not positioned to own it. Can you imagine an entirely new, major category of computing products and no Microsoft software to deal with? I can. It's not that Microsoft doesn't have an offering for the nascent Internet appliance market. It does: It's called Windows CE. It's just that Windows CE's design is flawed. And once you understand what the information appliance is, you too can see why Palo Alto, Calif.-based Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Jini ; Santa Clara, Calif.-based 3Com Corp.'s Palm OS; London-based Symbian Ltd.'s EPOC platform; and the upcoming OS from Tokyo-based Sony Corp. are better information appliance operating system options. techstocks.com "... this is not a death knell for Microsoft. Rather, it's the first manifestation of new products that are Internet-driven and that the software behemoth won't control. Appliances are one product category that will not look to Redmond for software direction. Plenty of threads continue the religous debate over NT and UNIX. It's pointless and gives me a headache. Time will tell. In the meantime let's leave the MSFT vs. the world debate for the MSFT threads. Coke and Pepsi coexist. NT and UNIX will both adapt and survive where they make the most sense. Any slightly negative news for MSFT is not a personal attack. This thread is simply searching for truth. Peering into the future with an open mind can help one make investment decisions. MSFT and SUNW both look like pretty fair investments to me. I like SUNW's technology. techstocks.com Best of luck.