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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18717)	4/23/1998 7:37:00 AM
From: Dermot Burke	Respond to of 24154

Dan, Eugene is just a virtuous gadfly.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (18717)	4/23/1998 6:09:00 PM
From: Eugene Goodman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

Of course my quotes were selective. There is a lunatic fringe to some of the SI threads on both sides. This makes it amusing to an observer who has no opinion on the dispute and doesn't care. That is, who cares only to the extent that it might effects his investment. I think that I was on solid ground when I wrote that the citizens- or at least a majority of them have to agree with the agreement between MSFT, DOJ and the courts. Consider the breakup of Standard Oil or of ATT. Both companies were broken up so that the parts were soon worth more than the original company. Although some observers have alluded to the breakup and eventual disappearance of MSFT: it wont happen. MSFT is owned by too many mutual funds, pensions and individuals. You are right about the buybacks. They prevent dilution by employes cashing out. The stock that the MSFT billionairs have is all locked up. If they cash out the stock would implode. I a recital of Bill's virtues [your short list] I am sure that you will agree that he is not cheap- 2 mm shares distributed among how many employes. Is it 13000. Gene