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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (84598)	10/26/2000 9:46:19 AM
From: Tom M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Hi Mike, joined you in FMO. Curious your take on SOC, which I'm interested in for similar reasons. You mentioned individuals buying more parts in the future as they'll want to/need to save some money when/if this thing lands. On the note of saving money & cutting expenses, I sniff a return in popularity to camping in the future, & to me that's Coleman products ala Sunbeam. When people get sick of the planned obsolescence products they've been buying, do you also see a demand for a return to quality & DIY? & if so, what other DIY-type companies might you or others have in mind? IMO, we've had massive ongoing inflation masked by selling inferior product quality or quantity at the same price, especially since Clinton's 2nd term started. I've had cheap plastic pieces on two of my newer "commercial duty" Maytag appliances break them(2nd time on the washer), and seen the quality of the woodworking equipment I use deteriorate with plastics and poor quality. I won't even go there with the quality/direction of MSFT products <g>. Anyone else annoyed by this? thanks in advance for your comments, Tom

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (84598)	10/26/2000 10:17:28 AM
From: wiz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Data storage.. Mike, do you have any puts in this area? Their earnings were realatively good, but they are one of the few bubbles left.. wizzz