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To: Bald Man from Mars who wrote (6336)	4/30/1998 1:44:00 PM
From: werefrog	Respond to of 74651

I waited to get in when it was 119 and people were saying it would bottom at 100. MY policy, hold some msft long term, make second buyin on dips for short term play only, but always own some msft. Jim - Dallas

To: Bald Man from Mars who wrote (6336)	4/30/1998 1:53:00 PM
From: Quonnie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

I am holding a lot of money for MSFT when it gets around 80. I will jump on this rocket and hope it reaches Uranus...Yes I would tell DOJ (if I were Bill) drop dead, leave me run my business and keep your nose out of my business. If your jealous of me too bad. Everyone had the same oportunity. He bought at 26 yrs old a failing company called Seattle Computer Co and developed the DOS and sold it to IBM and the rest is history. Go MSFT! Quonnie

To: Bald Man from Mars who wrote (6336)	4/30/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 74651

States gang up on MSFT, part IV One area of concern mentioned by several states was Microsoft's requirement that computer manufacturers set up their machines so that Windows comes up on the screen when the machine is started, or ''booted up.'' ''There's concern about Internet Explorer, but there is also concern about boot-up restrictions,'' Blumenthal said. Senior Justice Department officials have cited similar concerns. Though all of the attorneys general interviewed described a suit as quite likely, none say they have made a final decision to act. In several of the states, officials declined to talk about the case. ''We're at a critical stage now; we can't discuss it,'' said an official in the Illinois attorney general's office. The other involved states are New York, Ohio, California, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, West Virginia, Florida and Iowa. The attorneys general are circulating documents and drafts of the proposed suit among themselves and, they say, finding it surprisingly easy to decide how to proceed. ''In the Microsoft task force, it's remarkable how well 13 states are working together,'' said Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. He is chairman of the Anti-Trust Task Force for the National Association of Attorneys General. ''It's amazing how the same concerns popped up all over the country, crossing different party lines and different regions of the country,'' Condon said. If the states do file suit, the action would continue a trend in recent years of attorneys general banding together in packs to pursue cases in tobacco, product advertising, telemarketing and other initiatives in consumer protection -- a job that Washington has seldom embraced with the enthusiasm it has for other governmental functions. Of course, there can be political benefits for the state officials, too. All the attorneys general now involved in the case are elected officials, and many are up for re-election this year. Harshbarger is running for governor.