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To: KeepItSimple who wrote (65754)	6/30/1999 7:35:00 PM
From: Randy Ellingson	Respond to of 164684

Yup, its clear Ebay has shown it has no clue how to run a high volume server farm. True. And it could cost them their market cap someday. Microsoft is funny. The following is what I'd call an ideal example of positive spin. Included in the news releases regarding the SEC looking into Microsoft's accounting practices: >>He [MSFT CFO] also advised analysts to raise their estimates by one penny to accommodate an accounting change.<< Randy

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (65754)	6/30/1999 7:37:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

yhoo does not provide the same service as ebay, but amazon certainly does, and more. If you try to use the yahoo message boards during market hours it is apparent that yahoo has downtime issues... messages disappear and re-appear a while later, etc.

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (65754)	6/30/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Eric Wells	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Ebay to be back up in 1 hour. Here's the latest message: ========================== Date: 06/30/99 Time: 16:36:19 PDT * SERVER DIFFICULTIES * We have located the system problem with our database server and are in the process of rebooting now. We expect to be back online in 1 (one) hour. Engineering is resolving this problem as quickly as possible and we will keep informed of the progress of this situation. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Regards, eBay ========================== -Eric

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (65754)	6/30/1999 8:26:00 PM
From: H James Morris	Respond to of 164684

Kis, don't suck a rock, suck a Diamond! >> Seattle, June 30, (Bloomberg) -- Internet Diamonds, a closely held Internet diamond retailer, said it received an investment from venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, closing the company's second round of venture funding. Internet Diamonds declined to disclose the size of the investment by Kleiner Perkins, and investors Trinity Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners, which also invested in Internet Diamonds' first round of funding. Seattle-based Internet Diamonds started selling diamonds on the Web in 1995, and hopes that the investment by the three venture firms will help to increase its share of the e-commerce diamond market. ''Internet Diamonds has staked its claim as a leader in this space,'' said Kleiner Perkins partner John Doerr said in a statement. Palo Alto, California-based Kleiner Perkins, founded in 1972 is considered to be one of the premiere venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. The firm has been involved in the early funding Internet companies such as Amazon.com Inc., Excite At Home Corp., America Online Inc. and Netscape Communications Corp., which AOL acquired in March.<<

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (65754)	6/30/1999 9:10:00 PM
From: Robert Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

OT: re: Silicon Valley Real Estate Prices - SCARY I just got a letter from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage about Eichler homes sold (by CB, I assume) in Palo Alto from 4/1 - 6/16 1999. The 18 homes sold for between 515K and 950K. More astounding: 14 of the 18 sold for MORE than the asking price! For example, the most expensive was listed at 738k and sold for 950k a week later! You get the idea.... For those outside CA, Joseph Eichler built thousands and thousands of these modest tract homes in the '50s and '60s, mostly in the SF Bay Area, and some in S. CA. They were built in the 'Modern' style - simple and functional, with large windows for 'indoor/outdoor' living, given CA climate. While built as affordable housing, they are no longer. For example, ours is now worth 100 times what it sold for new in 1951. I keep telling my wife we should move to the better side of the tracks. But her motto is: Keep It Simple (LOL).