The idea that maybe you don't have to own a car if you only need one occasionally may catch on, just like time-sharing caught on in real estate.

In some cases it's just a phrase, but in some cases it's extensive. You try to keep the idea but change the wording around; the writing becomes horrifically bad.

In some cases it's just a phrase, but in some cases it's extensive, ... You try to keep the idea but change the wording around; the writing becomes horrifically bad.

And so the idea was, well maybe you can take an Atari video game machine, where people plug in a game cartridge, and plug in a modem, and tie that into a telephone, and essentially turn that game in the machine into an interactive terminal.

From a pure technical standpoint, it does look like Microsoft may win this one,

I like the idea of going out and doing something more personal and intimate, with maybe just one or two other musicians. I've never done that, and it's great to have that challenge, instead of having a loud rock band to take the pressure off me.