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To: blankmind who wrote (22235)	5/5/1999 11:41:00 PM
From: Brant Garber	Respond to of 74651

All! Did anyone just catch that S.O.B. conn. DA Blumenthal on fox news. He just closed his conversation with Cavuto by saying "The reason we brought about this lawsuit is for the sole purpose of protecting consumers." This guy is so full of horse sh_t i can smell it over the cable lines. The gov't expert witness from MIT admittted their is noooo evidence that consumers have been hurt by softy. This case and the politics involved suck it! Yeah i know i'm a little angry.

To: blankmind who wrote (22235)	5/6/1999 12:05:00 AM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

MSFT uses pricing power to keep companies from offering alternatives. Don't you follow the DOJ case? Dell has only begun to offer Linux installed. The real question is ... "If NT is so good, why doesn't MSFT use it?" Ask Microsoft why they use FreeBSD (Linux) for HotMail in lieu of Windows NT. Like I say, if you're surfing the web ... you're using Linux. Linux is the fastest growing operating system on earth. I predict one billion users in ten years. Call me in ten years. Food for thought: Message 9237038

To: blankmind who wrote (22235)	5/7/1999 2:28:00 AM
From: Andy Thomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

From an article in the puget sound computer user on graphics machines. In closing, the author writes: "In the meantime, I'll be waiting for that one graphics application that will transform Linux from a Windows-hater's refuge to a credible alternative OS for artists, designers and photographers." I'm not sure the shells available under Linux are "seamless" and easy-to-use. This isn't to say that Windows is optimal, just that there probably isn't anything better at this time. On the other hand I understand that the graphics for Titanic were made on a Linux machine so there must be some graphics apps for Linux already. If and when Linux gets an easier-to-use shell, it will make inroads in the consumer market. If the move away from Windows is to happen, the alternative will have to be "8 times better;" at least that's what Gilder says about replacings technological standards in "Microcosm." As a side note, he said that the 60008 was much better than the 8088, but not 8x better. In designing the first PC, IBM went with the standard even though the alternative was better. So at some point there will be a new breakthrough in OS/interface/device technology. We can see this already with smart phones and the like. The question is whether/how much MSFT will profit from it. What kind of new revenue can MSFT expect from the AT&T deal? I've heard that ENRON is really the company to bet on in the bandwidth wars. If the power companies provide cheap connectivity over the grid, where will that leave the cable providers like AT&T/MSFT? My understanding is that when you get a bunch of users on a cable line, the bandwidth isn't that great. As for putting WinCE in the set-top boxes: My cable already works fine. Can we expect bugs in Windows for Cable? FWIW Andy