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To: rupert1 who wrote (61335)	5/14/1999 2:46:00 PM
From: rupert1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

More Compaq bashing by the limey nerds at The Register. (Although I would be disappointed if after the Mirror was trumpeting for months that it's new free ISP had involvement from MSFT and CPQ and no mention of IBM, that it should come come to this. Maybe The Register has it wrong - again! Anyway, here is what they said: _________ The Register Posted 14/05/99 1:32pm by Tim Richardson Launch of Mirror's ic24 sees IBM steal a jump on Compaq The Mirror Group, Cable & Wireless Communications, Compaq and Microsoft stood shoulder-to-shoulder in a show of unity today to explain why the new ic24 subscription-free ISP service and portal was set to break new ground. Such a show of strength by some of the industries biggest heavyweights is indeed a sight to behold. The Mirror Group -- led by its flagship tabloid and with eight million readers across its other publishing interests -- brings content, a delivery mechanism and punters to the table. CWC and the Great Stan of Software bring telecommunications know-how and software, respectively. And Compaq? Oh, it brings hardware to the great partnership -- but not its own. At the plush briefing today the all-singing, all-dancing multimedia presentation was delivered using …wait for it, wait for it…an IBM StinkPad. Is that the best product endorsement for Big Blur or what? Oh, how we laughed. Still makes me chuckle now just thinking about it... ®

To: rupert1 who wrote (61335)	5/14/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: fooledalot	Respond to of 97611

victor, >>Intel's Otellini says Ray Lane good president for Compaq Though Ray Lane would probably be a very good choice, he and ORCL both made a specific announcement yesterday that Ray Lane IS NOT leaving ORCL. (Of course, ORCL's PR not being much different than CPQ's may be reason to believe that the rumor that he is leaving is true.) Speculation about a weak 4th Qtr by ORCL leading to a analyst meeting and reported adnauseam by Maria B. on CNBC, accompanied by this rumor, caused a major sell off on huge volume of ORCL stock yesterday. This prompted the "official" announcement by the company. All FWIW, of course. f