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To: GrillSgt who wrote (198463)	10/18/2002 7:44:08 AM
From: MythMan	Respond to of 436258

Looks like they reversed field... cme.com >>Still, analysts cautioned that Microsoft's stellar performance doesn't necessarily reflect the wider business environment or health of the technology sector -- and might not be sustainable. The reason: Much of Microsoft's hefty revenue increase came from a rush by customers to sign up for the new pricing and licensing program, which encourages customers to buy software through often-pricey, multiyear agreements. The deadline to sign up was July 31. Just as important, Microsoft also has a monopoly position in the market for desktop operating systems, so many customers may have felt they had little choice but to sign up for the new pricing plan to keep receiving the latest versions of Microsoft products like Windows and Office. "It's hard to know whether or not they would have generated this incremental revenue if they hadn't forced everybody to do it," says Drew Brosseau, an analyst with SG Cowen in Boston.<<