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To: QwikSand who wrote (33594)	7/16/2000 4:41:21 PM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

With SUNW's competitors' earnings reports rolling around, I thought that, as a public service, I would provide a prefabricated list of conference call excuses that they can just pick from and use, without having to exhaust the protein in their marketing department's remaining neuron. Here then, is the list of TOP TEN REASONS WHY SUNW COMPETITORS MISSED THEIR EARNINGS: Number 10: Deals pushed into next quarter by slow spin-up of Y2K recovery Number 9: Weakness in the Croation cuna Number 8: Deals pushed into next quarter by Y2K+1 concerns Number 7: Global sales force reorganized into four groups according to favorite Harry Potter book Number 6: Deals pushed into next quarter by uncertainty over repeal of estate tax Number 5: Component shortage caused by annual fire drill at Taiwan supplier's warehouse Number 4: Deals pushed into next quarter because Clinton should have been found guilty Number 3: Server crashed during guest spot on Touched by an Angel Number 2: Deals pushed into next quarter And the number one reason why we fell short on earnings: Number 1: Sun Microsystems is KICKIN' OUR ASS!!!!! --QS