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        David, i would love to agree, but
open and closed are not absolute, only
tendencies, and there is fair evidence that
a fairly closed system is likely to generate
more income than an open one, because
the majority of players benefit from the
more closed approach. My hospital
example still stands as  a paradigm for
semi closed `participatory design" that  is
likely to emerge as the groupware style,
like pollsters questions, they can only get
back what they ask forced into a
distribution curve of at times dubious
relevance. And this can make lots of
money. market forces will not guarantee a
more humane groupware world.
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Douglass Carmichael  703-243-6622 carmike@tmn.com