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To: Ga Bard who wrote (2165)	5/17/1998 5:02:00 PM
From: JEM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9440

Interesting... I hold one, GVIL, that the general consensus is that they have killed themselves by agreeing to sell their award-winning modem business in order to pursue producing plug-and-play-type cross-platform network servers. They've changed direction entirely, and it will likely mean many more months before they see any profitability from the new direction....but I guess that brings up the ultimate difference between traders and investors...what is the death of a stock to a short-termer because of an unexpected shift that pushes off profitability a bit longer is merely a postponement of ultimate gains to someone who's in for the long haul. I guess viewing a shooting in the foot as a mortal wound is a matter of perception and how long you planned to hold, eh? JEM