Oracle在5月19日毫无迟疑的以6千万美元买下了Netscape的Navio公司,并近亲许配给自己的NCI。Navio和NCI都是从事瘦型客户机端软件的开发,两者合并将重构Oracle的计算体系,并着重解决消费电子PC/TV装置的开发。此举被认为是对Microsoft早些时候以4.25亿美元买下WesTV网络公司的直接反应。Oracle将生产比WebTV更开放的产品,这些廉价、易于使用的网络计算机.改变现在工作、教育和娱乐的方式。WebTV之战将会不可避免。 On May 19, Oracle bought Netscape’s Navio company for $60 million without hesitation, and his close relatives were able to match his own NCI. Both Navio and NCI are engaged in the development of thin client-side software. The merger will restructure Oracle’s computing system and focus on the development of consumer electronics PC/TV devices. This move is seen as a direct response to Microsoft’s earlier purchase of WesTV Networks for $425 million. Oracle will produce products that are more open than WebTV. These cheap, easy-to-use networked computers will change the way they work, educate and entertain. The battle of WebTV will be inevitable.