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To: lkj who wrote (8910)	12/13/2000 2:05:30 PM
From: Prognosticator	Respond to of 10309

I suspect the price Jerry has in mind would be a little expensive for Microsoft :) There surely seem like no good compromise unless Microsoft takes over. Fidler has also said before that WIND is for sale at the right price Also, IMO, the Feds would block a Microsoft attempt to takeover WIND in the same way they blocked their attempted takeover of Intuit, even with Dubya in the Whitehouse. And rightly so. The best thing for WIND is to keep doing what they've been doing. P. Edit P.S. If Bill Gates wants my WIND shares, he can have them at the bargain price of $410/share. No problem.

To: lkj who wrote (8910)	12/14/2000 11:33:19 AM
From: Allen Benn	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10309

The event causing the discussion of a WIND takeover was the obviousness of the situation: political with Bush in the White House, and economic given the coming consolidation in the tech sector and the recognized importance of the post-PC era and WIND’s role in it. Silverstein’s message to me in #8907 signaled that I was not the only one seeing at least the political implications of a change in philosophy at Justice. Hence the post. I have to confess I am not a fan of breaking WIND into pieces individually attractive to various giants. Indeed, I am also not a fan of anyone acquiring WIND in whole or part. I am simply fascinated about why no one even tries (that we know of) and what will keep those that qualify from trying tomorrow or the next day. Allen