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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?

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Nov 21 9:30 AM EST

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To: djia101362 who wrote (28953)	8/31/1999 10:52:00 PM
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personal use of the internet during business hours is a big enough headache already for today's corporate execs. i think they'd much prefer to keep their word processing and spreadsheet applications localized. the last thing corporate america needs is another variable in the workplace that will lower personal productivity. as for personal use at home, this may have a chance but many will choose to keep compatibility as well as familiarity w/ applications they use at work. Exactly! The familiarity factor is very significant for home users. Loss of productivity due to retraining costs is the other issue. It is no wonder that MSFT's competitors in Office Suites can't really make a dent no matter how much lower the prices. It also explains their frusterations, that is, they could build a better product but not be able to market it. Meanwhile, MSFT will improve theirs quickly to make it comparable or even better.

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