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To: John Solder who wrote (3971)	1/6/2000 8:32:00 PM
From: Tom C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

That's all well and good, but RHAT is swinging $50+ bucks in a single session. INPR seems perpetually stalled. It goes up a few bucks, gives it back, sneaks up, drifts back. Where are the big jumps that indicate WS is taking the INPR Linux business model seriously ???????? It's better then 5 bucks a share. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. The stock is worth $65.00. When you wake up tomorrow, look into the mirror and repeat after me: "The stock is worth 65.00." Don't back down. If enough people believe it, it's true! Regards Tom

To: John Solder who wrote (3971)	1/6/2000 8:45:00 PM
From: Big Dog	Respond to of 5102

Dear John: You compared RHAT to INPR and said: "Where are the big jumps that indicate WS is taking the INPR Linux business model seriously ????????" RHAT, being a recent IPO, has a float of 6 million shares. INPR, being a mature company, has a float of 41 million shares. Slight difference. Also, being in the "Linux" space and comparing the company with RHAT currently presents a problem. RHAT is a so-called operating system company (Note: I believe that characterization is incorrect given the open-source characteristics of Linux). Inprise is a tools company. Slight difference. In the long-run (i.e., longer than a month), I believe INPR will be viewed by Wall Street as more significant and more important over the next year to the success of Linux's acceptance by the marketplace.