Dale:
I actually agree with Marvin Litman that there might be some interesting possibilities with a CBS partnership for Sun-AOL-Netscape, but I wouldn't normally respond to one of your posts unless it was directed to me.
However, I make an exception here to beg you for mercy. You quoted my unfavorite computer columnist, the Reliably Fatuous Jim Seymour (hereinafter abbreviated RFJS). That's hard for me.
RFJS, a pompous Microsoft toady who unfortunately seems to have started a night gig as my unfavorite investment columnist, is like many of the Sun-baiters and bashers on this board (except you, Dale). On every topic he writes in a knowing, smug verbal leer as though he were the cat that swallowed the canary. Unfortunately, about 99 times out of 100, Mr. Expert's prose has either no meaning at all (usually) or is just plain wrong: his smugness masks a chasm of ignorance whose bottom you might make out with the Hubble.
My favorite recent computer piece by RFJS was last year's PC Magazine column proclaiming that Windows 98's most important new feature was its ability to support two monitors next to each other. He urged his readers to consider buying a second monitor, because they probably didn't realize just how great the personal computing experience could really be.
I could pick apart your RFJS article line by line, but that would be mean to everybody and I'm a nice guy. Instead, I've selected a representative quote that sums up the flavor, and the worth, of the whole:
Whatever the call, this is going to be one tough decision to explain to Sun's shareholders as well as the Street. (And maybe why a gradually sobering assessment of the value of this deal for Sun has led to Sun's downgrade this morning by Salomon Smith Barney from outperform to neutral?)
That was published on December 2. SUNW closed that day at 74 1/8.
Please don't quote from RFJS anymore, Dale. It hurts too bad.
Regards,
--QwikSand
fatuous (fàch'oo-us) adjective
1. Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish. |
