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

To: Kevin Hay who wrote (33046)	11/8/1999 6:47:00 AM
From: Harvey Allen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Kevin- One small point I'd like to add is that a lot of the money fleeing MSFT will be fueling non-Windows solutions. This was not case in the old Monopoly days so a lot of the post monopoly pricing models go out the Window (sic) when it becomes fashionable to use thing like Star Office for free rather than Microsoft Office for $500. I'm sure there are a lot of other goodies in store for the computer user. I can think of a few myself if anyone would like to flee in my direction. In any case, the Window's "network effect" has made a huge amount of people wealthy. Now working in reverse it'll be a different bunch. Don't like to pile on but this is an unusual turn of events. The judge, as they say, has told us what is plain as day. Harvey

To: Kevin Hay who wrote (33046)	11/8/1999 7:38:00 AM
From: Harvey Allen	Respond to of 74651

Kevin- Prior to Friday the VC's ask "Will it affect MSFT?" After Friday they ask "Will it suck away some of MSFT'S $?" I think this describes the situation simpler. Harvey

To: Kevin Hay who wrote (33046)	11/8/1999 10:28:00 AM
From: Valley Girl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Kevin: Thanks for the encouraging words. Looks like you were right about the price forecast, at least for now. Anyway, I see the strength I was hoping for in the high 80s and I'm using the opportunity to lighten up. Despite selling I of course still hope it's upwards from here but I have to protect at least some of my ill-gotten gains! I still suspect we'll see the 70s again before it's all over with unless MSFT settles; if they settle the stock will rebound like a super-ball. Interesting short-term play, isn't it? Re. taxes, you're forgetting about the fact that I live in the Golden State, and in my bracket I pay 9.3% of my income for the privilege. So my tax situation is that for long-term gains the government walks off with almost 1/3, while for short-term gains it's closer to 1/2. And we won't even talk about the alternative minimum tax, into whose smothering embrace the "other Bill" drove me 7 years ago. Cheers! VG