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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Harry Sharp who wrote (6162)	4/25/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: Ed Schultz	Respond to of 74651

Harry and Dwight, Watching you two argue like a bunch of babies has certainly been entertaining lately. Both of you are right and both of you are wrong though the nod tends to go to Harry. But before we continue, is the question, "Will the consumer be paying more for this upgrade?", or "Will Microsoft be making more from this upgrade?" For the record, Microsoft is offering Win98 for the same price as Win95 with a suggested retail price of $109. Hence, Microsoft will not be making any "extra" money off of this. Microsoft anticipates that like Win95, retailers will offer it on store shelves for $89. However, if this does not happen, consumers may end up paying more for the product. And no, Microsoft does not dictate what the final price will be. Is this too hard to understand?