1.   The computer industry is betting heavily that consumers will be willing to open their wallets for these new services.

2.   The consumer-electronics industry is betting you will be when they make it cheap and easy and connect the Net to your TV.

3.   The fashion industry was betting on her becoming a trendsetter like the late Jacqueline Onassis, mother of her spouse.

4.   The industry is betting that consumers will latch onto the idea.

5.   The industry is betting that this technological-psychological alchemy will yield some hits.

6.   The PC industry is betting on a simple and cheap PC-based device.