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

To: mozek who wrote (51746)	10/19/2000 7:00:39 PM
From: sandeep	Respond to of 74651

Mozek, while that maybe true, wouldn't you rather get this case be done with, through a settlement, long before the legal system can provide the justice ? After all, it is highly doubtful that MSFT will be COMPLETELY exonerated, even though it should be. This is a matter of perception. It counts a lot, not only in the stock market, but also when Microsoft deals with others. Let's not lose sight of that fact. Just IMHO.

To: mozek who wrote (51746)	10/19/2000 7:45:12 PM
From: Brian Sullivan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Mike, While I share your view that Microsoft will have a just hearing in front of the appeals court, I also share johnd's view that Microsoft will fare better in the future under a Bush administration than a Gore one. Under a Bush administration there will be no more of this crazy interventionist Antitrust policy, in which the government tries to "create" innovation via intervention. Under a Gore admin, we will see more of the same. All of the large cap companies will have to look over their shoulder to see if it's their turn to kneel before the Antitrust Czar. Here is Bush's latest comments (aka prefers Innovation over Litigation): ``But I will tell you this, I have always stood on the side of innovation over litigation,'' Bush said. ``I think that some fundamental questions ought to be asked: Are the customers being harmed and is innovation being stifled?'' dailynews.yahoo.com And here is Al Gores comments in the latest issue of Red Herring: PH: That's why your speech at the convention was so odd, Mr. Vice President. It sounded like a return to the populist politics of the '50s and '60s. No. I would encourage you to reframe that. I'm not trying to move to the left or the right; I'm trying to move forward. No matter what your family income, you have an interest in seeing that your medical decisions are made by doctors instead of by HMOs. No matter what business you're in, if you are not a company that controls 70 percent of the market share, you have an interest in seeing the enforcement of reasonable antitrust standards that prevent unfair leveraging of an advantage in one sphere to stifle competition in another sphere. JP [Smiles at the clear reference to the Microsoft antitrust case]: Did you think Microsoft did that? No! I had no specific example in mind. I have no comment on any ongoing case. redherring.com