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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (47844)	3/10/2002 11:41:43 PM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 64865

The last time they got $20M. That sum might mean something to an individual, but what was it in terms of a SUNW ROI? What was the real net effect, both long- and short-term, on SUNW shareholder equity? Does anybody know or care? Was it basically just a marketing expense that got reimbursed by the courts? And this talk of billions. Can anyone cite the last time a company was awarded billions in damages in a judgment that could realistically be considered a relevant precedent? Maybe there is one, but I can't think of it. The talk of seeing the MS source code is interesting only as a minor side-issue, it doesn't even vaguely justify a costly lawsuit. Somehow, Sun thinks that it's going to finish the work that the WDOJ caved out of. It's leading a pack of screaming peasants brandishing torches (private suits against MSFT) out of the village to scourge the monster. I don't see it being about recovering a lot of money for shareholders. I see it being a sort of corporate vigilantism: if the government won't hunt down the monster, then we'll do it ourselves. It must feel good for McNealy & Co. The monster certainly deserves to be scourged. The WDOJ certainly copped out in a craven and pathetic fashion that underscores the rottenness of government. But whether this latest move will end up as good or bad for SUNW shareholders definitely remains to be seen. --QS