From:	Brett Borger <bxb121@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: [OT] Euro question
Date:	Fri, 1 May 1998 08:48:22 +0000

> they need to do is convince the people in the street, and that's usually
> done in this part of the world by adopting something and forcing people to
> use it :)

That's how it's done in this part of the world too. Right Mr. Gates?

Keeping that from becoming another browser war...I've noted that the
computer industry lends itself to monopolies because of compatibility
and downward compatibility issues. (AT&T, IBM, and now Microsoft are
all major examples). NOW, we bring anti-trust stuff against them.
in SR, that is not an option...do we really believe that Fuchi, MCT,
and Renraku all fight over Matrix 'ware as long as they have? Or was
it trully doomed to failure, as Apple has shown us and <spoiler
snipped> is showing us in Blood in the Boardroom?

Where would a future Linix be? Could a future Linix be?

(For those of you who are not familiar with Linix, it is a free,
user-supported UNIX-based operating system, primarily for Intel
processors. It is arguably more efficient and stable than many other
operating systems, but lacks corporate acceptance since no ONE is
responsible for it.)

-=SwiftOne=-
Brett Borger
SwiftOne@***.edu
AAP Techie