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To: John Graybill who wrote (30946)	5/3/2000 5:40:00 PM
From: marginmike	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42523

speaking about sunw: Sun's McNealy takes aim at dot-coms with "top 10" list NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy took a cue from David Letterman while speaking to investors at a computer technology conference on Wednesday, reading his top 10 list of ``Signs a Company's Market Cap Is Inflated.'' 10 - ``They have an 'e' or an 'i' or a 'dot-com' as part of their name.'' 9 - ``Employees' pagers can only receive stock prices.'' 8 - ``The initial vesting period closed yesterday, and today the office is empty.'' 7 - "There are more dogs and cats in their offices than employees." 6 - "Employees are heard saying, 'Profits are so yesterday.'" 5 - "The accounts receivable sign hangs over a toilet." 4 - "The value of cars in the parking lot exceed the company's revenue by a factor of four." 3 - "The investor relations department reports to marketing." 2 - "Zero revenues but enough cash to purchase Iceland." 1 - "Employees ask, 'Hey dude, what does the P in P&L stand for?'" McNealy, who heads the largest provider of the servers that are the backbone of the Internet -- also said he'd rather go to a San Jose Sharks hockey game, play golf or hang out with his three boys than go online. The chairman and chief executive of Sun Microsystems Inc.