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To: Jill who wrote (26362)	7/16/1999 3:09:00 PM
From: johnd	Respond to of 74651

With so much of positivity on large volume, shouldn't we expect continued surge on the stock. There will be questions on tracking stock at Monday conf. call and if MSFT confirms, couldn't we see move ahead?

To: Jill who wrote (26362)	7/16/1999 3:13:00 PM
From: Sir Francis Drake	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

Jill - from what I gather, the concern is that in reality MSFT will report something in the vicinity of 39 or 41 at best, while many "hopefuls" are looking for 45-50, which they figure is just utterly unrealistic. One can look at this in one of two ways: MSFT will sell off on the announcement, because that's been the trend recently, or, MSFT will head higher because they'll do an INTC with some optimistic stuff+tracking stock. Of course, MSFT is not in the habit of making strong forward looking statements a la INTC's latest. Whatever, the fact that MSFT broke through the old high, is technically very good, even if there is consolidation ahead (once the old high has been broken, any consolidation is just a set-up for another strong move up). Morgan

To: Jill who wrote (26362)	7/16/1999 3:21:00 PM
From: Alan Buckley	Respond to of 74651

A day for cheer, patient investors. Near $100 at earnings as expected. I love the $1 award in the Bristol case and applaud the MA jurors for recognizing a get-rich-quick con when they see one. If they can win Caldera as well, it will seriously dampen the "sue MSFT" mob mentality. The internet tracking stock is a good idea. I hope they do it, and it certainly appears they will since they are re-categorizing their books. Microsoft would be able to offer one of the very few pure Internet stocks that is actually profitable. This could bring in a lot of people who refuse to invest in companies running in the red, and don't think there aren't a slew of them out there and with very deep pockets. ----- WSJ: Microsoft Didn't Violate Antitrust Laws in Bristol Case interactive.wsj.com "BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A jury Friday found that Microsoft Corp. didn't violate antitrust laws in its dealing with a small Danbury software company. The U.S. District Court jury did find, however, that Microsoft had committed deceptive practices in violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, but awarded Bristol Technology Inc. just $1 in that claim."