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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (1753)	6/10/1998 7:46:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4231

>>Hope...they don't sell off Hotmetal and the xml code too cheap. SoftQuad [HoTMetaL etal] Inc. is worth a significant amount...SoftQuad'sHTML/XML/SGML infrastructure is arguably second to none yet requires a Microsoft/IBM/Oracle/Sun/Netscape... to turn that infrastructure into a short-term $billion+ market cap business unit...The SoftQuad business unit has HUGE [7 year?] present value but possibly questionable short-term cash flow...we believe the Rabinses' have correctly identified this unit as a spin-off candidate at this time to exact the maximum amount of discounted PV hence optimally maximizing shareholder value versus keeping this unit...SoftQuad Inc. will simply be what everyone wants it to be if it is spun off to the right acquiror(s)...and history, competitive advantage and shareholder value should simply always [yet seldom does] supercede/preempt [inventor's] ego's...shareholder value was exacted with Rabins' press release today.