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To: johnd who wrote (54666)	12/21/2000 1:30:22 PM
From: sandeep	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Racicot doesn't want to become AG. There are reservations about Keating. I doubt Slade will become AG. But if he does, MSFT should get a nice pop. He has long been regarded as Microsoft's best friend. Of course, he will be sent back to msft with settlement offers if he does become AG. Best if the offer comes from a friend. Easier to accept.

To: johnd who wrote (54666)	12/21/2000 1:30:41 PM
From: johnd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Microsoft today paid the way for a $10 Billion new revenue with a 1 Billion acquisition. === Microsoft, the maker of the Windows operating system and the Office package of business software, said the acquisition of Fargo, N.D.-based Great Plains was a move into what it sees as a major market ripe for growth. ``We see this as our next major business, providing the software for small and medium businesses to run themselves,'' David Vaskevitch, senior vice president for Microsoft's Business Applications division, told Reuters. ``We see the opportunity for at least an Office-sized business here,'' Vaskevitch said in an interview. He said the Office business was ``on the order of about $10 billion a year'' for Microsoft. Great Plains, which has about 2,000 employees, offers software for managing finances, human resources, sales and manufacturing. It has estimated its revenues for its fiscal year ending in May at $300 million to $310 million, Great Plains Chief Operating Officer Jodi Uecker-Rust said in an interview. She estimated the size of the small- and medium-business market at about $30 billion.