Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

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

To: johnd who wrote (53690)	12/2/2000 4:13:37 AM
From: Joseph Pareti	Respond to of 74651

perhaps they focused on this aspect of the comment "The real wildcard is, is there an effect on consumers from the stock market correction, from the general notion that we could have a soft or hard landing, and do they reduce their spend after the Thanksgiving season going into the holiday season for personal computers principally at retail or buying online from consumers." so it hinges on consumers' psychology. Personally, because you cannot dissociate the investor from the consumer, and the investor is bruised, I would go buy nerve-soothing products and services (everyone has their own favorite flavor)