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To: David Lawrence who wrote (13393)	1/19/1998 11:17:00 PM
From: David S.	Respond to of 45548

It is going to be a definite win-win. A big WIN for 3COM.

To: David Lawrence who wrote (13393)	1/19/1998 11:30:00 PM
From: David S.	Respond to of 45548

Here is another: 3Com Earns Undisputed Leadership in Small Business Networking BusinessWire, Monday, January 19, 1998 at 18:31 SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1998--3Com (NASDAQ:COMS), the global leader in data networking, designs and delivers award-winning products through aggressive end user and channel marketing programs and worldwide distribution that has earned 3Com marketshare leadership for small business networking. 3Com is the most recommended network brand with small business resellers. 3Com has the largest marketshare of small business networking products. 3Com launched the "3Com Network Ready" Program in January 1997 and now has 42 PC manufacturer and channel partners. Combined, the 42 partners represent more than 16 percent of the overall PC market. 3Com's family of network interface cards and OfficeConnect products are fully compatible with Microsoft Small Business Server. 3Com has an award-winning, two-year-old, 30+ product strong, line of networking products specifically designed for small business. 3Com has won the VAR Business Annual Report Card for the second year in a row in the networking hardware category. Overall, 3Com has done more to bring the benefits of networking to small business than any other company. For more information, or an interview with a 3Com spokesperson, please contact Brian D. Johnson at 408/326-1962.

To: David Lawrence who wrote (13393)	1/20/1998 1:33:00 AM
From: craig crawford	Respond to of 45548

<< They paid with a lousy currency, so I guess it wasn't such a bad deal. >> It's not as simple as that. Are you saying that as long as COMS didn't have to pay cash it didn't matter how much stock they issued? It does matter. COMS issued 158 million shares to purchase USRX (if my memory serves me). If COMS would have purchased USRX for say, only 100 million shares of COMS there would be a lot less dilution. COMS wouldn't need to earn as much to make their numbers and a little more of COMS business would be yours and a little less would go to former USRX holders. Price seems awfully important if you ask me, whether a company is using cash or stock.