This is how MickySoft can OWN the Net!
"We raised this very scenario with the chief marketing officer for New.net Steve Chadima. He looked like he had genuinely not thought of it. After pressing him for a response, he simply admitted that yes, theoretically, Microsoft could use Windows to force itself into Internet infrastructure. He wouldn't go any further. It is all too plausible. And if those magic words "choice", "freedom" and "profit" become attached, it damn well will happen." http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19882.html -- -- ----/ / _ Fred A. Miller ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Systems Administrator --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / Cornell Univ. Press Services -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ fm@cupserv.org
One should also consider that this venture has a huge overhead. It is also very reliant on acceptance. AOL has the know how to pull something like this off., there user base and subsequent market share bear this out. But M$ is vunerable (and I suspect this may be one of the motives behind the attempt to form a partnership with AOL). M$ is trying to market a product that is expensive, invasive, and has a licensing agreement and EULA that is being looked upon with very skeptical eyes. Now, of late, reports state that 4 sites garner the majority of hits on the web, M$ was one of them. But I would find this somewhat dubious simply because many of the hits occur when Windows user initially open IE. Most people don't change the default home page in IE which is set to a M$ site. Therefore many of these hits may simply be gratuitious hits due to the opening of M$ IE. If these companies are relying on advertising revenues to support the sites and servers they may be in for a rude awaking, since repeated studies show that web based advertising isn't as successful as was hoped and many adversiters have begun to stear away form this venue. I believe that this could turn out to be quite a liability for M$, especially if the new line of products (XP/.Net/HailStorm) has a similar sales level as Windows 2000. Tie this in for the very dependant need of .NET and HailStorm to have a ubiquitous broadband environment and It looks like a considerable risk to profitablilty for M$. Cheers. Curtis On Thursday 21 June 2001 03:38 pm, Fred A. Miller wrote:
"We raised this very scenario with the chief marketing officer for New.net Steve Chadima. He looked like he had genuinely not thought of it. After pressing him for a response, he simply admitted that yes, theoretically, Microsoft could use Windows to force itself into Internet infrastructure. He wouldn't go any further.
It is all too plausible. And if those magic words "choice", "freedom" and "profit" become attached, it damn well will happen."
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