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Technology Stocks : Thrustmaster (NASDAQ:TMSR) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1479)	4/13/1998 3:42:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Respond to of 2443

Digital Sports News: Gravis Opens Revamped Website. digitalsports.com Gravis gravis.com Gravis Xterminator gravis.com (June 1998) ThrustMaster management/directors locked themselves in, in anticipation of losses and significant competitive pressures in the face of substantially failing their shareholders in every respect..Microsoft also represents a formidable competitive factor with their pending Force-Feedback Steering Wheel and motion-sensor gamepad...Gravis has the backing of (NYSE:FO) formerly American Brands...ThrustMaster knows this and accordingly advised its own shareholders of said risks in their SEC FORM 10-K, yet substantially transferred said risks upon their non-insider shareholders while awarding themselves extended Directorships, bonuses, options and substantial salary increases. ThrustMaster's marketing is non-existent and simply no match for Gravis' and their clear desire to reclaim gamepad dominance nor for Microsoft's probable desire to take the wheel away from TMSR. ThrustMaster has unequivocally established themselves as a[n entrenched] hostile management and Board.

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1479)	4/13/1998 4:02:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2443

Digital Sports News: Gravis Opens Revamped Website. digitalsports.com Gravis gravis.com Gravis Xterminator gravis.com (June 1998) ThrustMaster management/directors locked themselves in, in anticipation of losses and significant competitive pressures in the face of substantially failing their shareholders in every respect..Microsoft also represents a formidable competitive factor with their pending Force-Feedback Steering Wheel and motion-sensor gamepad...Gravis has the backing of (NYSE:FO) formerly American Brands...ThrustMaster knows this and accordingly advised its own shareholders of said risks in their SEC FORM 10-K, yet substantially transferred said risks upon their non-insider shareholders while awarding themselves extended Directorships, bonuses, options and substantial salary increases. ThrustMaster's marketing is non-existent and simply no match for Gravis' and their clear desire to reclaim gamepad dominance nor for Microsoft's [and now Gravis as an immersion licensee] probable desire to take the wheel away from TMSR. Gravis, more than MSFT, may also represent a competitive threat on the console front...[TMSR turned down acquiring Gravis appx. two (2) years ago]. TMSR apparently failed to capitalize on any of the good news. What can we now expect? ThrustMaster has unequivocally established themselves as a[n entrenched] hostile management and Board, in our opinion.