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To: Bearded One who wrote (17816)	3/4/1998 9:36:00 PM
From: Schiz	Respond to of 24154

<the reliance of Microsoft on illegal activities bespeaks of deep weaknesses which make the company less of a long-term buy than many people think.> Very true!!!!!! The only way they even resemble a good investment now is if they are allowed to continue their blatantly illegal monopolistic business strategy for the foreseeable future. If they lose that power, they will tumble. P.S. They way they are going they will integrate themselves right out of the monopoly that they are trying to protect. Windows is approaching critical mass.

To: Bearded One who wrote (17816)	3/4/1998 11:08:00 PM
From: Gerald R. Lampton	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

>As a matter of >fact, the reliance of Microsoft on illegal activities bespeaks of deep weaknesses >which make the company less of a long-term buy than many people think. I have to agree. Another sign of weakness is the resort to lobbyists. If you can't get your way in the marketplace, just run and whine to Washington. The Automakers did it. It worked for them. It'll work for Microsoft. If they were really smart about lobbying, though, THEY would not be the ones doing the lobbying. They'd set up a "Citizen's Action Group" like the one Coke has. I kid you not -- every time a new bottle bill or recycling legislation comes up in the state legislature, I get a letter from Coca Cola saying they're in favor of this, or against that. Some other groups who are less sophisticated send out cards with little pre-printed messages on them for you to forward to your Congressman. Coke is more sophisticated. They tell you to write your own letter and put their position in your own words. If it's done right, the dumb Congressmen don't even realize that Coke put their constituents up to it. The auto makers got Big Labor to do their bidding. Big Tobacco relies on the tobacco farmer and "smokers' rights" groups. Who is Big Software going to rely on?

To: Bearded One who wrote (17816)	3/5/1998 11:04:00 AM
From: Jay Rommel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

I have two questions: 1) Does anyone know how much money the DOJ has spent going after MSFT? 2) What will help (promote, add money to MSFT's pockets, etc.) a) Buying a few shares of MSFT stock? b) or Buying their products? Now, I have made it clear to this thread from the start that I dislike MSFT for personal reasons but, I also made full disclosure that I have owned MSFT stock before MSFT came our with the original office suit ... My point being ... I don't let my personal feelings get in the way of making money.