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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues

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To: Bill Ounce who wrote (5379)4/21/1999 12:03:00 PM
From: Bill Ounce  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
UsaToday: Microsoft shares fall on Y2K caution

usatoday.com

Microsoft shares fall on Y2K caution

REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft shares tumbled Wednesday after the software giant
said companies may delay software purchases the rest of the year because of concerns
about the Year 2000 computer bug. Microsoft's caution came late Tuesday when the
company released its fiscal third-quarter earnings. Another technology bellwether, Sun
Microsystems, issued a similar warning last week. Microsoft shares were down 2 3/16 at
80 15/16 in morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. In its latest quarter Microsoft
earned $1.92 billion, or 35 cents a share, compared to $1.34 billion, or 25 cents a share, a
year earlier. The earnings results topped analysts' estimate
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