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To: soup who wrote (3032)	4/30/1999 9:54:00 PM
From: Beta Nasdaq	Respond to of 5843

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To: soup who wrote (3032)	5/2/1999 11:55:00 PM
From: Cesare J Marini	Respond to of 5843

I have five browsers - Netscape Communicator 4.05/4.51; Internet Explorer 4.01; MacWeb and iCab. I like them all for different reasons and will not hesitate to switch when navigating different sites. Sometimes I run three at the same time. 1. You are an "end user." Most end users probably run more than one browser. How many content creators will run more than one streaming server? 2. Of those five browsers you run, which ones are most targeted by developers who create the content? And don't kid yourself -- developers study market share numbers religiously when designing web sites. I have no doubt that most content creators will encode their content in more than one streaming format. Guess which one they'll target first? The whole point of the web is that there are no barriers to entry. The world you envision is contrary to the "open standards" movement as characterized by Java/Linux/QT -- much less the "cut off their air supply" distribution tactics of MSFT. Well, there you go again, making the technology argument. It's not about "barriers to entry", soup. It's about capturing the hearts and minds of developers. RNWK has gone out of its way to make streaming a no-brainer for anyone who wants to do it. Real may have 85% of the current streaming market, but that's still a tiny percentage of what's coming. Well, I guess we both agree on that.