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Technology Stocks : Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kashish King who wrote (34166)	4/19/2000 4:56:00 AM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 77400

>> Longs tend to pump the stock and the shorts tend to bash it, to one degree or another. The difference is that longs out number shorts by a 100 to 1 and exaggerate much more wildly. There's a few other differences, Rod. The longs tend to be civil and willing to share their due diligence, while the shorts tend to to be rude and mostly share FUD. I really didn't need to explain that to anyone who's read your posts. Prosperous investing, uf

To: Kashish King who wrote (34166)	4/19/2000 9:29:00 AM
From: The Phoenix	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

Rod, Interesting. 75% downside. What is it, given the target markets, market growth rates, Cisco's ability to capture market share (witness todays release regarding SBC - a new market for CSCO) that makes you believe there is so much downside. Yes, if CSCO doesn't execute. But there are number of people that have been in CSCO 5,6,7, even 10 years and they are darn good at executing. Betting against that has a small chance of being right. Intelligent people don't see how this maker of networking equipment is the most valuable company on Earth. Hmmmmmmm... lots of not so smart MM's and analysts out there. Take a look at this companies performance and ability to successfully enter new markets. Take a look at market share growth. You'll find your answers. The point is, there is all kinds of anecdotal evidence pointing to continued prosperity for CSCO. There is little suggesting an "implosion". So you'll need to forgive the longs if they find it hard to believe that CSCO is going to dissapoint anytime soon. OG