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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: johnd who wrote (42834)	4/21/2000 2:55:00 PM
From: Exacctnt	Respond to of 74651

You could be right. Each investor needs to examine his/her risk/reward tolerance. Throw in a time frame and their method or strategy for investing. Long term (5 years or more) versus short term. Also the impact of taxes need to be factored in. MSFT will continue to make money. However, the DOJ has it in their grasp and the uncertainty about the outcome and its effect will limit price appreciation. I know, I know, MSFT has $40 billion in cash and investments. It looks good on the balance sheet and that's about it. For years to come, MSFT will be unable to use that cash for unsrutinized acquisition opportunities. Could they pay dividends? Yes, but every $1 paid out as a dividend removes close to $5 Billion from their cash balance. There is a bright side to this doom and gloom talk. The elections this fall may defuse the entire antitrust debacle. The key word is "MAY" and weighing that with a risk/reward analysis. Need I say "Vote Republican". <g> Regards