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

To: taxman who wrote (34331)	11/19/1999 1:31:00 PM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

PE Ratio RE:"Whether by dismemberment or by slow bleeding, whether by suffocation from the weight of government overseers or by mutual agreement to a consent decree, the method of execution is no more than a popular topic for speculation at this point. But the how doesn't really matter. Judge Jackson has branded Microsoft as a monopoly, and done so in such a way that his finding will not wash off." CNN (11-19-99) So, if this is in fact the case, what will the new PE be? Hal PS: I'm presuming that earnings will have to grow somewhat over the next 6-18 months to support the current share price. Then up it goes. Right?

To: taxman who wrote (34331)	11/19/1999 3:15:00 PM
From: William Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

taxman ---like any other analyst you take what they say with a grain of salt . The real issue is when Msft is going to settle the issue with the DOJ --they have a tendency not to leave when they think they have you over the barrel . If you read the article I posted it sounds like MSFT is going to try to drag this out until the issue is negated by time . The only problem I have with this is that I hope the stock is not lock in a trading range during the next year or so while this drags out . The bottom line for us is make our investments grow and reduce this waste of taxpayers money BEST WISHES BILL