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

To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (60625)	8/15/2001 7:23:25 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Respond to of 74651

The Big X-Factor in XP By Monica Rivituso August 15, 2001 IN 1995, MICROSOFT (MSFT) unleashed its breakthrough operating system, Windows 95, on an eager market. There had been a gnawing concern about PC sales that year, and manufacturers viewed the holiday selling season as make-or-break. Meanwhile, technology stocks were sliding and company profits were slowing from their torrid pace. What happened? Sales of Windows 95 quickly shot to the moon, and the PC business was boosted as a result. Fast forward to 2001. Tech stocks have plunged, PC sales are in the dumps, and Microsoft is poised to release Windows XP, billed as the biggest product the Redmond, Wash.-based software shop has churned out since Windows 95. Will history repeat itself? We're not so sure. smartmoney.com