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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5684)	9/29/2002 3:54:00 PM
From: John Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Lizzie,re:"40-50%". That could still too high. Say from $1 to $4 then 50% off is $2.0, that is still 100% from the basis. With the high-tech in transition period (the maturity and availability of oversea workforce), together with the 'down turn' (dictating US corporation must find lowest cost talents), these 2 trends actually may feed on each other, pretty much ensure there is no growth (if not shrinkig) in this area. However, there should be plenty of jobs for building, house maintainance, day-trading, human-resouce consultants ...

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5684)	9/29/2002 4:56:04 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

RE:"rents collapsing in silicon valley, down 40-50% from peak. (a lot of capacity was added in the bubble and just came online in 2000 which added to the glut)" Before it's over Silicon Valley could be a desert wasteland of it's former self. Jim