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Technology Stocks : Gemstar Intl (GMST) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LLLefty who wrote (4325)	11/26/2000 11:20:05 AM
From: gingersreisse	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6516

tie-in with MSN This is in the magic zone for purchasers, and adds yet another wrinkle. I've long felt MSFT (MSN's parent) was a direct competitor to GMST, and the failure to have common standards was a serious blow to e-books in general. In terms of investable funds, MSFT is the gorilla. MSFT's money could solve all of Henry's needs very quickly. I don't believe MSFT has a history with Murdoch, or Diller, but they do have a (bad) history with Hostetter and Malone, whose businesses are now part of AT&T's cable. GSR