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To: Sonki who wrote (7173)	1/21/1998 9:40:00 PM
From: The Ox	Respond to of 64865

The new positions are an excellent move. It's like a mini-board, except one that deals with the day to day operations as well as the long term direction the company is taking. These people: COO, CFO, CTO, etc are the ones responsible for making the company tick on a daily basis, while the CEO is often busy meeting with the public. I imagine the individuals named today already interact an aweful lot, but this may make it more structured, it may encourage more checks and balances, as well as more frequent roundtable discussions. Anyone else have a different take on today's announcement?

To: Sonki who wrote (7173)	1/21/1998 10:38:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

I don't "know" Sun's IR people -- I got their phone number off of Sun's Web page and called it, as you may do. They may also be reached via e-mail. I don't understand how one can "overspend" in an IRA -- as you note, margin purchases are not allowed in one (as far as I know). Who (what?) is "fido" and what ability do they have to ask you to sell? I don't think a firm date was given for the announcement of the new Java partner, although there was some indication that it would likely be Tuesday (yesterday). If you bought more than you are comfortable with, you can sell some. It's as simple as that, IMHO. I believe I read about MSFT letting go temps, but I thought they continued to hire -- do you have information otherwise? I'm not sure I would characterize Sun as "hiring like crazy." Headcount has gone up, though (partly through acquisitions), as I understand it. My impression of the organizational changes is that they are a Good Thing. JMHO, of course, and not investment advice.

To: Sonki who wrote (7173)	1/22/1998 3:02:00 PM
From: Byron Xiao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Sonki, you might want to check the facts. When did MSFT announce they will layoff people? I live in Seattle, and MSFT was talking about buying another piece of land and build 1 Million sq ft of new building this year. They are going to hire 2000 more people this year. Contrary to your belief, MSFT is doing very, very well financially. Even I don't like MSFT's business practice, I have to admit that Bill is a marketing genius. Doesn't anyone of you wish you had owned MSFT stocks 10 years ago and still have it? I know I do. Did you see the recent Fortune Mag survey that most Americans like MSFT, and think highly of them. Well, I am in the UNIX industry and found that hard to believe, but unfortunately, the general public think differently than me. I have to tip my hat to Bill for building such an empirer. Bill got a fine taste for woman also. I thought using Jennifer Anniston in Window 95 kickoff was very smart. Now, for Window 2000, I hope he will invite Kate Winslett. :)