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Technology Stocks : BORL: Time to BUY! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David W. Taylor who wrote (10328)	4/29/1998 10:42:00 PM
From: Kashish King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

INPRISE This silly spoonerism is even more pathetic than I could have ever imagined. These trite names get very old, very fast and they really demonstrate how novel and geewhiz the software industry is to these washed-up PC hardware mongers. It's truly frightening and I think it goes a long way to explaining the abject stupidity demonstrated in their paying an outrageous sum of money for what is quickly becoming free-stuff. Anybody want to sit tight for the next acquisition (read: picking your pocket for a free loan through stock dilution)? I'm not sure this is for me given they are promising a product in the fall. Moreover, the longer sales cycle is going to further delay the return to profitability. Once again, they are in the red and looking to keep it that way for some time to come. They should have this thing turn around just in time for an economic recession.

To: David W. Taylor who wrote (10328)	4/29/1998 11:26:00 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 10836

They seem to be ready to leave their entire Borland goodwill behind. The possibility of negative goodwill (badwill) for the Borland name is there but it doesn't seem like a net gain. Now they have to start all over again and, frankly, their chosen market is a tough one with no name. This is nonsense, in my view. Buyers of this technology -- each and every one -- will be cognizant of the fact they are dealing with Borland, the same people who have consistently brought them the best language tools available. They're aren't going to go, "In-Who?"