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In article <40pf2o$4...@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU>,
jord...@benji.Colorado.EDU (JORDAN  SPENSER AARON) wrote:
> >Surely, in a similar marketplace, two competing companies must have
> >the same constraints of business?  I'm no Microsoft fan, but the fact is that
> >with their newest product (Win95) they have a huge influence on the
> >computer market. Stock markets around the world have been affected
> >greatly by news of release-dates, Court verdicts (the MS Network
> >anti-trust thingy in the states)
> 
> I was watching the Jones computer network again today and they had a 
> demonstration of Warp.  The big thing that the demonstrator kept bringing 
> up was the Bonus Pack that came with OS/2 for free.  Now lets see, whats 
> in the Bonus Pack.  
> 
> 1. IBM Works
> 2. IBM Internet
> 3. other stuff I wont focus on right now.
> 
> Anti Microsoft people keep crying about msn being bundled with Windows 
> 95.  Well lookie here a nice, fat, juice compuserve icon right htere 
> under IBM Internet.  I don't see an AOL or msn one?  I wonder why?

So, I will then ask you the $10K question: Who owns Computserve?
Okay, you were able to answer that, now for the next question:
Who owns MSN?

If you can't see the difference, you are blind or stupid.

> And how about IBM works?  The wordprocessor, spreadsheet, database 
> thing.  What if Microsoft decided to ship Microsoft works or Office 95 
> with Windows 95.  I can see it now.  OS/2 teamster would be in an 
> uproar.  Face it, there is clearly a double standard here.

Definately not. IBM Works is not an IBM product, it is lisenced from
a third party. I hardly think there would be an uproar if MS sold
Perfect Office with Windows 95.

Becides - IBM Works was never intended to be a full fledged WP,
Spreadsheed, database package. The wordprocessor is not very
good for anything more than the odd letter. The database is
not good for much serious database work at all. The spreadsheet
is not too bad, but not compared to 1-2-3 or Excel.

For serious office work, you need more.

> Yes, IBM... Lead, Follow, or Get Out Of The Way!
> IBM can be a leader.  IBM, Do you want to be a leader?  If so, then LEAD.

Oh, but they are. IBM have registered more computer related patents
than MS will ever do, this year. Whats new about ANYTHING in either
NT or Windows 95? If it is technology we are talking about, MS has
never been a leader.


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