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To: DMaA who wrote (15423)	5/5/1998 12:40:00 PM
From: Zencone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

I think 3Com should fight Microsoft's use of the term Palm PC. It blurs the differentiation. And surprisingly, from what I've read recently 30% of Palm Pilot owners don't own PC's! Some people might think the Palm PC is just the newest Palm Pilot only now it's even better because it runs on Windows.

To: DMaA who wrote (15423)	5/5/1998 1:30:00 PM
From: joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

>>The old measurements aren't reflecting the productivity gains we know have to be out there. Greenspan said as much in a speech earlier this year in which he pleaded with the academics to give him new tools to use to make his decisions.<< In the last few weeks, though, the Fed has admitted that they are definitely seeing the productivity gains in the productivity numbers. That's one thing holding them back from raising - to a certain extent, they admit to a mild version of the 'new era' thinking. But, the 4.2% GDP has taken them by surprise. Their thinking now is that the productivity numbers may have to be even higher than what they've seen - and that may be hard to do. My personal opinion, is that the Fed has lots of pressure to make sure they at least make a VERY CAREFUL/CAUTIOUS DECISION about interest ratest because the stock market is probably the main reason for the BUDGET SURPLUS. Congress, President, all politicians, the 'average joe', they all just love this new feature. In fact, I just read a few minutes ago, that what's partly holding rates steady. Because of the budget surplus, the Treasury will possibly anounce that there will be less auctioning-off of T-Bills, so less supply is for the moment keeping yields low. All this uncertainty now makes the friday unemployment number more important than before. Interest rate fear replay of last week.