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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gerald Walls who wrote (31665)	11/4/1999 9:47:00 PM
From: Sonki	Respond to of 74651

is msft going out of biz ? buy some leaps on dips.. i have tons of leaps i would like to dump @ 100-105 . if the stock sinks i may add more... enjoy the ride. MICROSOFT CORP's Venus project is on track and the first "set-top" boxes using the system should be in Chinese homes before the end of this year, a senior Microsoft official said on Thursday. Venus -- which Microsoft has billed as a cheap alternative to a personal computer -- is a slimmed down operating system which is incorporated into a set-top box or video compact disc player that can be hooked up to a television to allow Web browsing. "Some time in December you'll see boxes that will be available in the retail channels," said Michael Rawding, the company's regional director for greater China. (Reuters 05:35 AM ET 11/04/99) For the full text story, see full story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Corp (MSFT) R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS will team with MICROSOFT CORP to make electronic books available to consumers who have Microsoft's Reader software, the companies said Thursday. Under terms of the agreement, Donnelley will continue to work with its publishing partners to convert print titles into eBooks that conform to the recently announced Open eBook specification. Donnelley will store and manage these titles in electronic form and work with online retailers who will offer the eBook titles to consumers. Donnelley will license key technology tools from Microsoft, including digital rights management technology, for its initial eBook service offerings, the companies said. (Reuters 04:39 PM ET 11/04/99) For the full text story, see full story