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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (35800)	12/23/1999 9:27:00 AM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

John, Re: "The fact that he went to such a light weight venture underscores Maffei as a bean counter a very capable one but a bean counter nonetheless." Worldwide Fiber, a privately held firm that specializes in building fiber optic networks." Not so sure we can dismiss the above as light weight, at least in terms of stock implications for the guy. Have you kept up with the likes of Sycamore, Juniper, JDS Uniphase, Cerent, Brocade...? Obviously, he's after the almighty dollar, as well as CEO. Big assumption, of course, is that his new company has something there... I agree with the consensus that Microsoft should have people behind Maffei to step up (Conners). Should not be a big deal. What's next? Tony

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (35800)	12/23/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: Ed Schultz	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

John, I am extremely troubled by you calling Maffei a "bean counter". I work for Microsoft and know Maffei and can assure you that he is anything but a bean counter. He has built a world class organization at Microsoft and orchestrated many difficult acquisitions. He has great rapport with analysts and ALWAYS has the shareholders interests at heart. He has been instrumental in making Microsoft as great as it is today. If there is any overriding reason that Maffei is leaving it must be because he is bored! A man with his talents and abilities aspires to do more and there is very little room left at the top at Microsoft. I wish him the best at his new endeavor. Ed Schultz