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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: vinod Khurana who wrote (19457)	1/8/1998 11:40:00 PM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Respond to of 42771

Hello vinod, > Hello Scott, we have no doubt that NOVL has some of the most > brilliant minds in the high tech. arena. There are many brilliant minds in the industry. I agree that Novell has many! > My advice, employees should consider sending out their resumes if > they have not already done so. Ah, but brilliant minds don't have to have their resumes out! Companies are always coming looking for brilliant minds ... I'm here because I want to be, and I think many others feel the same way. > Like NOVL shareholders, employees are not going to get any part of > that $1 billion and I doubt the company gives a hoot. I think that the brilliant minds know this also ... I'm not here to get a "part of that $1 billion" ... I'm here to do something that many people seem to think is impossible. And I will enjoy the feeling of success if I accomplish that goal. > Your BOD has its own self interests and is one reason they refuse > to leave the seat. I would be very interested in your definitive proof ... but we all have been through this before. No need to flame me ... we should agree that we disagree. > We know they are clueless and have no idea how to compete in the > marketplace. They never had to in the past but the last few years > has changed the landscape. Change is continuous ... the landscape will change again ... and my father once told me that everyone has 20/20 hind-sight. I believe this is also called "cherry-picking" ... I think that if all of us had the abilities that you so desire we wouldn't be here, but instead would have already picked all the right stocks and made our millions and would have no time for this banter. > I wish you all employees the best of luck. I, unlike you, do not believe in luck. Luck is merely the definition of "opportunity met with preparation" ... and I don't wait for luck, I am always looking for opportunities. > I know we shareholders ran out of it a long time ago and NetWare > 5.0 isn't about to change that at all. That could be the problem here ... I thought that you of all people (I do respect your technical analysis and have learned a lot) would rely on more than luck ... ;-) > In fact, I think it is going to do more damage than good if more > -'ve reviews like the one George posted continue coming out. And again I remember that in 1986 and 1987 when I started at Novell there were many people saying many things ... like you have said, time will tell. > All of our technicians and analysts are lining up for the MSCE > line. This brings to mind some interesting images ... lambs to the slaughter? Actually I understand why people are looking to capitalize on the situation ... as long as they feel it's a good investment. I remember when a large number of people were lining up to become OS/2 experts due to the power of IBM ... > Get out of Novell is the bottom line. I am sure you'll find greener > pastures elsewhere....stay away from Borland and Corel....IMHO. I'm not one to play an easy game. It's no fun. And I'm in this for the fun of the game ... > V.K Scott C. Lemon