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

To: mozek who wrote (6848)	5/11/1998 2:26:00 AM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Citizen Gates ... RE: "I believe that your suggested course of action is predicated on the assumption of wrongdoing on the part of Microsoft. " My Predication: My suggested course of action (to encourage Bill Gates to negotiate with sincerity) is not necessarily predicated on the assumption of wrongdoing on the part of Microsoft. The wrongdoing here is the presumption of the Department of Justice. In the right or in the wrong, Microsoft should be going about handling this potentially explosive situation on the most professional level. Only the foolish, or those with indefensible positions take a marketing/sales tack to a legal problem. The DOJ is acting like they really have a legal case. Microsoft should be acting like they really have a legal defense. The Question Investors Should be Asking: What exactly can and will Microsoft say in a court of law relating to the law and to the issues raised by the DOJ that a learned judge will actually consider? Investor Due Diligence: This is serious stuff. I believe that as a mater of due diligence, the serious investor should temporarily suspend partisanship and attempt to understand the issues raised from the point of view of the other side, and that the serious investor should attempt to understand the basics of the laws involved. Ultimately, it is the very value of the enterprise that is at stake. H R