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


To: Stephen O who wrote (48112)7/24/2000 11:54:41 AM
From: John A. Stoops  Respond to of 74651
 
Stephen,

In your dreams. I wish you were right so I could buy a ton at those prices. The product cycle will kick in and we'll be over the "tough part" of this year. Favorable judicial rulings and new revenue streams from Microsoft Business Investment strategy will become more significant.

Believe it or not software may not be MSFT's primary business focus in the not too distant future.

John



To: Stephen O who wrote (48112)7/24/2000 12:25:19 PM
From: sandeep  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 74651
 
Stephen - 40 may be a stretch, however, the trend is down. No doubt about it.

Out of curiosity, how did you upgrade the PCs without getting a Microsoft OS on the machine ? According to the government, this is not possible. They say that the "Microsoft monopoly" gets paid for every new machine shipped.



To: Stephen O who wrote (48112)7/24/2000 10:51:02 PM
From: rudedog  Respond to of 74651
 
Stephen - if your company actually did that, they are probably operating all of those new machines illegally. The OEM licenses are not transferrable to another machine. If they bought "shrink wrap" product, they could legally transfer them, but the shrink wrap versions are about twice what the same software costs when shipped with a new machine.