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To: jim kelley who wrote (22508)	11/7/1999 6:27:00 PM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

While SUNW's position in the market place is vastly different than INTC or MSFT, it is certainly not more ethical or legal in its business practices than the other companies. So if I understand correctly, your position is that it is simply random noise that led to the investigation of both M$FT and INTC but spared SUNW and many other companies? That is, SUNW, which you assert (without, of course, offering any evidence to back the assertion) "certainly" engages in the same illegal practices of which M$FT has been found guilty, is just kind of lucky that the DOJ hasn't caught on yet? Maybe they're going after the criminals in order of size? Or do you have yet another conspiracy theory? Regards, --QwikSand

To: jim kelley who wrote (22508)	11/7/1999 6:53:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

<<SUNW management has no interest in ethics per se. But would not want to appear publicly unethical. SUNW merely wants to win anyway that it can.>> SUNW wants to win and is a great competitor, but how it wins does matter. Their record is clear, as well as MSFT's. Do you work for SUNW? What qualifies you to make such an assertion? When one speaks of arrogance I hope the mirror is near. What is clear from your misinformation about SUNW's lack of research and other clueless statements is that you have no handle on what this company is all about. Reading JCJ, Qwiksand and Cheryl may help bring you up to speed. Michael P.S. Spending more time in the reading mode it helps to ward against ignorance.

To: jim kelley who wrote (22508)	11/7/1999 8:19:00 PM
From: Nolan S. Toone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

> SUNW management has no interest in ethics per se. But > would not want to appear publicly > unethical. SUNW merely wants to win anyway that it can. I'm sorry but you are dead wrong on this one. I've work at sun for the last 11 years and have recently retired from there. Durring that time I've heard McNealy steer people AWAY from doing things that were LEGAL but not ethical. That is one of the primary reasons I stayed at sun and turned down 2.5 times the salary to work at M$. Sun has always tried to "play fair", hard but fair.