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To: The Phoenix who wrote (31159)	1/8/2000 1:42:00 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

I think it is more fun to look at it as a competition. But the truth is why would anyone invest in Lucent when they can pretty much guarantee a better return in either Nortel or Cisco? I used to own both Lucent and Cisco. But when I sold my Lucent 2 years ago and put it in Cisco, I think it was Mizzou who thought it was a stupid move. Now I am extremely glad I did. Cisco has way outperformed Lucent in the last 2 years.

To: The Phoenix who wrote (31159)	1/8/2000 9:13:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Respond to of 77400

Lucent blamed the shortfall on production problems involving popular new telecom equipment gear. That explanation didn't fly with investors, who pummeled the stock on huge volume, providing another example of the severe punishment meted out to high-multiple stocks that fail to deliver. Some analysts cut their profit forecasts for Lucent's September 2000 fiscal year to $1.35 a share from $1.52, suggesting profit growth of less than 10% this year. Even with its setback last week, Lucent still trades at 40 times earnings. interactive.wsj.com

To: The Phoenix who wrote (31159)	1/8/2000 6:40:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 77400

Herb Greenberg of TheStreet.com , the guy who first warned about LU, predicted on their Fox2000 tv show that LU is heading for the $30's, not a one quarter thing. Cramer predicted the Nas is headed up and the place to be next week is in Cisco, SUN and Oracle. PREDICTIONS: Cramer says he wants to be "where the action is" and predicts plenty of activity for Sun, Cisco and Oracle. Herb sees activity for Lucent stock, but in the opposite direction with it hitting the 30s in the long term. And Dave sees volatility driving folks to safer stocks and is prescribing a healthy first quarter for pharmaceuticals. thestreet.com