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

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (62642)	11/5/2001 11:52:06 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

That said, I think Sun's McNealy put forth some ideas a few months ago that sounded pretty good to me. One that comes to mind is restricting MSFT from using its large cash reserves to buy competitors and customers. It is not really in SUNW's interest to have any sort of settlement. What they would benefit from is a more negative public image for MSFT..worldwide. The more Microsoft's past monopoly power "abuses" are in the news, the greater the chance that some other foreign governments will them a hard time. Competitors want to have those public hearings and for the trial to go forward even if it means the court ordered settlement is weaker. It is the theatrics that would take place in the court room that is in the best interest of AOL, ORCL, SUNW etc... Too bad some of the State AGs don't realize this. I can understand why California would oppose this deal but it makes no sense for the smaller states to waste time on this. btw- This comment about cash reserves to buy competitors is not a big deal; such deals would not get through the DOJ anyways.