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


To: johnd who wrote (42907)4/21/2000 7:43:00 PM
From: johnd  Respond to of 74651
 
Events to look for:
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WinHEC 4/24 - 2/28
Gates speaks on 4/25
DOJ proposed remedy 4/25 - 4/28. Will clear uncertainity
MSFT requests more time for answer. Will submit answer by mid to end of May.
Jackson remedy hearing 5/25 to 6/30. More clearing of cloud
Windows2000 datacenter release June2000
W2K service pack 1 released
Q4 earnings July 20
Analysts meeting July 27?
Jackson's remedy verdict end of July
MSFT appeals end of July
DOJ requests expedited case. Jackson submits for consideration.
MSFT requests appeals trial
Supreme court gives MSFT its request
Case starts in appeals court in Aug. Stock starts moving up
Millennium released
Exchange 2000, SQL2000 released
MSFT's revenues and earnings soar in Q101 and Q201 from Millenium and w2k, o2k,etc..new products
Republicans win election => stock goes up 10 pts in a day
Jan01, stock gets to new high.
MSFT splits
Appeals hearing goes on till end of 2001
MSFT wins in appeal or settles.
140 private cases are thrown to wastebasket.
MSFT splits again



To: johnd who wrote (42907)4/21/2000 11:38:00 PM
From: Archie Meeties  Respond to of 74651
 
Many strong hands underneath this stock.

Maybe we gap down a bit on Monday(time to buy), but when this much bad news comes out of a company, it's just a chance for funds to get in.

Remember IBM back in Oct.?

Same story, different stock.