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

To: johnd who wrote (47634)	7/12/2000 5:26:20 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

"Yes, I meant, per report, Steve Ballmer, dismissed a report in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that said some analysts were suggesting early sales of the company's Windows 2000 operating system, launched in February, were ``underwhelming.' " Not exactly. This is the WSJ art, from wsji July 12, 2000 Wall Street Foresees Slow Start For Microsoft's Windows 2000 By REBECCA BUCKMAN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL While many investors remain focused on Washington, D.C., for the next clue as to Microsoft's future, looking closer to home might be the smartest move right now. Try checking out what some analysts are calling sluggish early sales of the giant's much-touted Windows 2000 operating system. Windows 2000 is the latest version of the powerful operating system that was so dominant it got the software pioneer in antitrust trouble. But there are signs that early sales volume is underwhelming. "The company seems below what our numbers were," says Rick Sherlund, who follows Microsoft for Goldman Sachs Group. Microsoft says it can't talk about Windows 2000 sales now because it is in a "quiet period" leading up to its earnings release on Tuesday. ...