PROGNOSIS '96--SOFTWARE Positives -- Windows 95 will spark demand for educational, entertainment, and business software. -- Businesses are rushing onto the Web, spawning markets such as digital commerce. Negatives -- Diversity in desktop software will shrink as Microsoft's clout grows and Apple's shrinks. -- Heavy discounting of software suites--and growing development costs--will make life harder for small players.

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