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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PJ Strifas who wrote (36142)	3/16/2001 10:21:15 AM
From: p friend	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

"Also why would you assume that Eric would not "stay and work as evangelist and strategist for Novell past this merger, I wish he would make a public statement about his commitment to get Novell through this and make his strategy work with Jack"? Even if he said it wouldn't make it any more true than if he just did it right? I mean, if he breaks his promise, who really cares?" Commentators have regularly accused Eric of failing to turn Novell around in the promised time frame. This is a valid criticism. Most believe that Eric has succeeded as a strategist (IMHO). I have not seen anyone criticize Eric for being untruthful or anything similar. I think it would make a difference if he committed publicly to stay because people would believe that at the present time he meant it and planned to stay. If he does not commit, most will assume there is great uncertainty about who is capable of leading Novell strategically. Your comments about my Microsoft analogy are very valid and I only tried to point out the structural similarity. The main difference is that Bill Gates was a very successful CEO. Thanks for your response.