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To: DWW II who wrote (19155)	3/3/1998 11:04:00 PM
From: Loki	Respond to of 97611

Dan... Do you have a copyright on that strategy? We need that here on the CPQ thread. As you can see we all have too much money to throw around. Maybe you can also help raise the capital gains tax so we don't get spoiled when we do strike it "lucky". Loki <ggg>

To: DWW II who wrote (19155)	3/3/1998 11:06:00 PM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Off topic - Congressional hearings on computer industry competition: Anyone see any of these proceedings on C-SPAN? I watched a bit this evening, the part I saw was pretty funny. The Senators (Hatch, Thurmond and others) were asking some pointed questions in regard to the browser war. Senator Hatch - Mr. Dell, why do you not offer Netscape Navigator to your customers? Dell - Well, we do offer it. Senator Hatch - Mr. Dell, we called five different Dell tech reps, they said we cannot offer it to you. One of the reps said he preferred Netscape though. (Hatch said that rep would remain nameless). Dell- (Beads of sweat now forming on his brow) - Well, we DO offer it to our large customers who demand it....... Dell then goes into damage control mode, stumbling on about how Dell determines what to offer based on negotiations, value to Dell, etc. etc.... John <gggg> PS - Jim Barksdale was there, he mentioned how CPQ tried to put the Netscape icon up and how Mr. Softie threatened to pull their Windows license. He was pretty entertaining also, pulled no punches with Gates. When Gates said Windows was not a monopoly, Barksdale turned to the audience behind the panel and asked everyone who had a PC that ran Windows to raise their hands. Needless to say, you can imagine the result. He then asked for a show of hands of Netscape users. His comment to the smaller subset that raised was 'thats who Bill wants next'...

To: DWW II who wrote (19155)	3/4/1998 12:04:00 AM
From: steve h	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Dan and scba, re:>>I am responsible for the down turn after the $77 buy you made. You see, I too got tired of watching CPQ go up at that time, so I purchased at $77 to make it stop going up and, in fact, force it to start to go down<< au contraire! It is my fault! I made a purchase presplit at $62.5 and then put a larger limit order at $58 thinking it would never be executed. Of course it was filled and then went up $10 making me look like a genius (or lucky SOB). Well I started bragging about my "smart move" (the kiss of death) and am now being punished. It's all my fault and i am sorry! i will never brag about an investment again If you need it to go up right away, I can always sell it. Just let me know. ;-) steve h p.s. It's still a great long term investment and i am willing to wait.