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To: Lee Harper who wrote (8006)	1/28/1998 4:56:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

"22 January - DNWire -- Microsoft is the only company in the computer industry that emphasises the weak points of its financial results. Announcing profits of $1.13 billion on revenues of $3.59 billion, Microsoft's CFO Greg Maffei pinpointed declining income from South East Asia as a sign that Microsoft's growth would soon be checked." Here's an odd thought. MicroSoft knows that PC saturation is nearing a plateau and that profits for software can't keep going up forever. They get the grand scheme to suddenly switch platforms. Intel based PCs are suddenly on the back-burner. The Mac becomes their priority. Following them into the new market, hardware retail vendors follow Micrososft in selling to Mac users. Die-hard Micrososft users wanting the latest MS Office 99 switch to the Mac because they can't wait 8 months for the PC version. Suddenly it's a market inversion that causes corporations and home users alike to buy new hardware and new software! The technology market suddenly is given a boost! They (MicroSoft) wait 15 years and switch again to PCs. Could it happen? -Bill_H