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To: Andreas who wrote (81423)	4/20/2000 6:38:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Andreas -- MSFT says rev hurt due to slowdown in business PC sales.. Looks like msft (down almost 4 after hours) and cpq will get cheaper Monday.. By Tom Wolf, Bridge News New York--Apr 20--US stocks are seen subdued on the open Monday after Microsoft expressed caution about near-term growth in reporting earnings after the bell Thursday...as investors remain leery of high-priced technology issues. After the bell, Microsoft (MSFT) reported third quarter earnings of 43 cents a share, or 2 cents above the First Call consensus estimate. The software giant, however, said sales were hurt by a slowdown in personal computer sales and expressed caution about near-term prospects. "Revenue was light as demand for business PCs remained slow in the quarter, and we remain guarded about near-term growth," said John Connors, Microsoft's chief financial officer.

To: Andreas who wrote (81423)	4/20/2000 7:30:00 PM
From: Salah Mohamed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Andreas .... About Consumer PC's in March ************** Compaq cuts deals to regain PC retail crown By Joe Wilcox Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 20, 2000, 2:30 p.m. PT yahoo.cnet.com From the article: HP surpassed Compaq in February retail sales, according to market researcher PC Data. Although Compaq has been the number one PC company for years, HP has been gaining market share through offering product packages and cutting prices. Preliminary data for March, however, shows the companies are running almost equal. **************