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Technology Stocks : MSFT -- Should the DOJ Break it up? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. De Paul who wrote (115)	5/1/2000 4:21:00 PM
From: dkgross	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 144

a long, lengthy appeal, with MSFT winning. WAY WAY WAY too many companies depend on Microsoft. Any ruling that would keep Microsoft from being able to innovate and improve its software would be bad overall.

To: Kenneth E. De Paul who wrote (115)	5/10/2000 12:10:00 PM
From: Crystal ball	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 144

If GATES and BALLMER have foresight, they will pull the rug out from under the anti-trust lawsuit by announcing a three way breakup of Microsoft. That would make the government's actions moot, and the case would be dismissed. It would also benefit all shareholders, since a three way breakup would be unregulated, unlike the government's two way breakup remedy plan. MSFT should announce a BUY BACK plan in tandem with announcing the plan to split the company three ways. The anti-trust laws contemplate either price, product line, or regional monopolies. Microsoft will probably choose a product line break up, but they also could just divide the company geographically, the Roman solution. I am, Truly your$, -Crystal Ball