Commentary by Jim Blasingame
Another outstanding visit with Steve. Initially, the guys talk about the U.S. v Microsoft lawsuit. Even though the news is old, the fundamental discussion on the merits of anti-trust cases in today's marketplace are still valid. They move on to discuss broad band connectivity, such as DSL, Cable Modem, ISDN, T1 lines, etc., and how this capability will change the way we live, learn, work, and are entertained. Two of the applications affected by broad band that are discussed by Steve and Jim are video conferencing and distance learning. Another topic discussed is ASP, an Application Service Provider, which offers customers online software capability on-demand instead of purchasing a copy of a software program.