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Pastimes : It All Depends on DOJ vs MSFT
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To: David Freidenberg who started this subject2/12/2001 9:35:03 AM
From: PMS Witch  Read Replies (1) of 61
 
I view the DOJ-MSFT decision as a sort of prick to an inflated balloon. Balloons don't burst unless inflated, and inflated balloons don't burst without pricks.

However, unlike balloons, which cannot re-inflate once burst, stocks can recover. The chief difference is those who are doing the inflating will be cautious for a while.

This case has caused some serious damage as investors realize that when companies prosper, they become targets. The uncertainty and arbitrariness of these cases makes risk assessment difficult, and risk assessment is one of the foundation stones upon which investment decisions are built.

If this case hadn't been initiated, and lost, something else would've deflated the market eventually. However, the dirty work was performed by the DOJ this time: A convenient scapegoat.

Cheers, PW.
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