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To: Carolyn who wrote (13860)11/6/1999 2:21:00 PM
From: stock leader  Respond to of 28311
 
Where's all the young cute girls on this board?



To: Carolyn who wrote (13860)11/6/1999 3:36:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Respond to of 28311
 
If MSFT is forced to pay a fine or curtail their activities in certain business sectors, then is may suffer a hit.

But if MSFT is forced to break up, it will be initially hit, and then quite likely become the greatest bargain in history.

Those who bought Standard Oil or AT&T when they were broken up, received shares in their various spin-offs.

For Standard, I believe that gave John Rockefeller a 25% in 11 different petroleum companies and vastly increased his personal wealth. The same would likely happen with Bill Gates.

Might he be praying for a corporate break-up.. :0)

Regards,

Ron



To: Carolyn who wrote (13860)11/6/1999 9:58:00 PM
From: White Shoes  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 28311
 
I think a split-up would be a huge, historic event. However I lean towards MSFT being split up - it could be the best solution for all, including the resulting MSFT pieces (Lucent precedent).

What I can't figure out is the effect on the Internet strategy, MSN portal, etc., if any.


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