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I think the touchstone is to give consumers a full, fair choice without the power of a monopoly operating system pushing them in a direction that free competition might or might not achieve.
Jim Barksdale
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I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across.
Jim Barksdale
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Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes.
Jim Barksdale
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It's the first time I've ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I've gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well.
Jim Barksdale
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Our people are excited about building solutions, and it's rewarding to see how much fun Netscape employees have doing something they think is relevant and important.
Jim Barksdale
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Well, the sales of our products clearly demonstrate their value to businesses and to individuals.
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That's the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it?
Jim Barksdale
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There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply.
Jim Barksdale
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Of course, nothing happens until somebody sells something.
Jim Barksdale
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I don't believe in government regulation of the software industry.
Jim Barksdale
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We're no longer a small business; we're a large organization spread around the world. I can't imagine Netscape growing as fast as it has if it weren't for the way we use our products.
Jim Barksdale
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One of Netscape's main attractions to customers from Day One is that we provide alternatives. And that's cherished by many customers - certainly not all.
Jim Barksdale
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In my column series "The Main Thing," I often talk about how Internet technology can improve the way people communicate - both within a business and between a business and its customers and partners.
Jim Barksdale
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I think they should separate Microsoft's application group from its operating system group.
Jim Barksdale
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We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that's working well for us.
Jim Barksdale
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