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To: Dave B who wrote (19961)	5/11/1999 8:23:00 PM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

OTOTOTOTOT Hey MileHigh, I also meant to mention earlier that, with respect to Microsoft, I'm watching with intense interest the whole Linux thing. It'll be interesting to see if Microsoft has pissed off enough people and if the Linux camp can get its act together well enough to allow Linux to make a dent in the NT server business. My sense is that both of these have/will happen, but I'd only give it 60/40 odds right now. The upshot is that Microsoft may have too many battlefronts right now and be spreading itself too thin. I think we're seeing a very critical moment in Microsoft's history, and that focusing too much on one area may cause key battles to be lost in others. Dave

To: Dave B who wrote (19961)	5/11/1999 9:32:00 PM
From: MileHigh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

OTOT Dave, We are splitting hairs. I too think that only a handful (no pun intended) of handheld internet appliances will be successful, but there will be a few functional appliances that will fill some needs. RE the Palm Pilot, it is a very handy contact manager but could not see using it for email really. I don't own one. RE WebTV, correct me if I am wrong but the drawback to it is that the TV is only your monitor and you still have to dial up, so no real benefit, right? ATHM interests me because of the SPEED! And I also agree that their are many products out (videophones, for example) that seem like a good idea but not many are using. This could be a function of how it is packaged. For instance, in the movie Until The End Of The World, they make a call and the voice and video is automatically fed into one piece, i.e., no extra buttons to push or dial, just dial the number and you get and video automatically- this would be nice IMO and cable bandwidth could handle these types of interactions. I think we agree on most topics. I am simply stating (bp and I discussed this as well) their is a big paradigm shift occuring in the traditional PC business, and I think you would agree with this as well... I appreciate your thoughts, MileHigh

To: Dave B who wrote (19961)	5/12/1999 11:12:00 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 93625

>>How comfortable do you feel having your tax data stored on a system at your ISP?<< Dave, So glad you made this point. That was the very first thought I had when I read Milehigh's article. There's is absolutely NO WAY that I will store my private data on a system at an ISP. I agree with your assessment about the pc market, it's expanding, and there will be more and more limited use devices, but I just don't see anything yet on the horizon that will "take the place of" your pc. bp