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To: Night Writer who wrote (95259)2/15/2002 10:26:06 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd  Respond to of 97611
 
NW:

And from the "misery loves company" category at the SUNW board comes the following:

Re: Why is Sun Getting Killed?
by: marty000_999 02/15/02 10:20 am
Msg: 241000 of 241001

i bot it for 9.78 last week, I'm the biggest f**k up in the world, I turned $500.000.00 of my inheritence into $72,000.00 as of this morning in less than 24 months. Ain't America great, one of my more excellent moves was cpn long 42.00 2500 shrs now 7.00..so since I bot sun, I would expect it to be 5.00 shortly, I usually lose 50% on everything I go long on, when I short, they go straight up, really!!!!well maybe I'll hit the 200million lotto saturday.



To: Night Writer who wrote (95259)2/15/2002 10:36:19 AM
From: The Duke of URLĀ©  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 97611
 
The IBM issue, as I understand it, is not a last minute booking of revenues. It was the sale of a division, the proceeds of which were used to reduce costs in a different division and not disclosed.

BIRDK, this is just what I have heard, I have not looked at the IBM 10q's or listened to the subject conference call.

Here is the article:

msnbc.com