Where we can compete on merit, we do very well.

After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward.

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.

Well, another market is being created now out of Internet technology.

We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers.

The ability of our people to think quickly and create great products in this whole new world of Internet open standards is not only essential to our success but is also one of the things that impresses me most about Netscape.

I think they should separate Microsoft's application group from its operating system group.