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To: Adam Nash who wrote (51955)	4/21/2001 3:48:41 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) of 77397

I agree with you Adam. It's an obvious conclusion that less IPOs means Cisco can acquire more companies if they desire. One of Cisco's biggest complaints in the boom times of a year or two ago was that the price of the companies they wanted to buy was being driven up and they were increasingly having to buy companies post-IPO, which meant for a lot more money. Now with most companies unable to go public, Cisco has a much better opportunity. In addition, they can step in and become intermediate VCs for these companies to lay and early claim, just in case they are successful. The only reason why Cisco isn't as acquisitive as they have been in the past is that they are temporarily turned inwards to shore up the company. Once they finish with that, they will look outwards again and the acquisitions will pick up.

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