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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?
MSFT 478.53-1.0%Dec 12 9:30 AM EST
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To: johnd who wrote (38334)2/22/2000 7:41:00 PM
From: SC  Read Replies (2) of 74651
 
It's not a question of if, only of when. The judge has made no secret of his opinion from early on to present. CNBC reported that Judge Jackson made a comment today to the effect that he saw little difference in the business practices of Bill Gates and J.D. Rockefeller(sp?). That being the case, I hope we do as well as Rockefeller did after the breakup of Standard Oil. For that matter, I hope we do as well as AT&T holders (who held all the parts) did after that breakup. No doubt there will be a finding against microsoft. The only question is whether or not the remedy is a breakup into a series of companies representing different aspects of microsofts current business (good for us) or a breakup into parallel companies trying to compete in all aspects of microsofts current business (not good or bad for us, but probably chaotic (at least for a while) for software developers and consumers alike (compatibility-wise). No doubt this will also be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. Once the remedy is announced most of the uncertainty will be removed. The big boys can crunch the numbers and determine what they think the stock is worth if the decision is ultimately upheld and what the stock is worth if the decision is ultimately overturned. Either way, it's worth more than it's been trading for lately. So as far as I'm concerned, the sooner the Judge renders his decision, the better for all concerned.

Steve
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