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To: cfimx who wrote (20198)	9/23/1999 10:52:00 PM
From: Michael L. Voorhees	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

twister: I think Balmer needs to grow up. If he wants to bash his own tech stock, MSFT, fine. His opinion on other tech stocks if not worthless is jaded. Appears to me that Balmer is prepping Wall Street for some less than stellar numbers, eh? You know, blame it on the tech stock sector overvaluation syndrome. This guy is a joke. Billy will fire him in a few months when the hammer comes down on them. Old skillet head (sometimes referred to b*tthead) will make a great scapegoat for Billy Big Bucks. Ballmer's probably thinking, "what the hell if MSFT has to go down let's take the entire tech sector with us".

To: cfimx who wrote (20198)	9/24/1999 11:37:00 AM
From: Kashish King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Twister, It's not clear what your condescending remarks have to do with the very real threat posed to Microsoft by companies with means. Even a naive investor that doesn't understand that stocks can go down (let's try and stay away from the childish insults, shall we?) can grasp that notion. It's a moot analogy but a valid point to consider StarOffice with $6 billion versus $6 million in the bank. Not to respond in kind, but it's rather naive to assume that an office suite and a warmed-over operating system aren't vulnerable. Microsoft has made no such assumption. Their stock trades at 50 X SALES, that's a high P/E -- twister, it's not a P/E, in case the point escaped you. BTW, are you a Microsoft employee/agent?