RE: Intuit's CEO calls for 'OS neutrality

[Mitch Stone <mstone@vc.net>]

--- From a message sent by P.A. Petricone on 1/1/99 6:48 PM ---

>What are you trying to portray? None of these or the other observations 
>assessing their character, fact or fiction, change their subordinate 
>relationship to the power of the platform. It is the nature of that kind of 
>relationship that is being examined to see if there is an excess that 
>constitutes harm and how best to remedy it, even if it may well not favor 
>your choice of platform. Is this not the first order of business?

Nothing terribly complicated at work here. I simply find Intuit's 
protestations a bit on the hollow side, given their history of 
withdrawing from minority markets while at the same time urging others to 
support them. I also do not buy the ROI arguments on faith.

Mitch Stone
mstone@vc.net