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...Welcoming the Status Quo "Is Microsoft a Slowpoke?" [May 10] reported that the company's growth rate is lackluster and that the next version of Windows may not ship until 2006. Wonderful. Every time I get proficient at using a version of Windows, Microsoft brings out a new one, and I'm back to square one. I welcome the stability of having the same basic operating system for a long while. It gives me time for other things, like getting really good at playing video games and not losing to my grandchildren all the time. Gordon Gilchrist Ore City...
...Microsoft's current performance demonstrates that empires rise, reign and ultimately rot. Your story showed that the Microsoft empire may have entered the third phase of this familiar cycle. Uche I. Adiele Aberdeen, Scotland...
...Microsoft A Slowpoke?" [may 10] reported that the company's growth rate is lackluster and that the next version of Windows may not ship until 2006. Wonderful. Every time I get proficient at using a version of Windows, Microsoft brings out a new one, and I'm back to square one. I welcome having the same basic operating system for a long while. It gives me time for other things, like getting really good at playing video games and not losing to my grandchildren all the time. GORDON GILCHRIST Ore City, Texas...
...Microsoft's performance demonstrates that empires rise, reign and ultimately rot. Your story showed that the Microsoft empire may have entered the third phase of this familiar cycle. UCHE I. ADIELE Aberdeen, Scotland
...Gates' Influence I was offended by your inclusion in the TIME 100 selection of the world's most influential people [April 26] of Bill Gates, whom you described as a "billionaire philanthropist." Gates and his wife attract attention by giving away vast amounts of money through their foundation, but Microsoft, the company he co-founded, remains a corporation whose product is no better than it has to be, and Microsoft is being sued for pursuing monopolistic business practices. That too should be included as part of Bill Gates' story. Isabel Best Nyon, Switzerland...