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To: joyce vuocolo who wrote (8793)	6/30/1998 1:54:00 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 74651

yes msft has a drip plan

To: joyce vuocolo who wrote (8793)	6/30/1998 1:57:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls	Respond to of 74651

Does anyone have any info on direct purchase of MSFT? Are shares sold in a DRIP? I can't afford this stock!!! But, I MUST have it!!!! Open an account at a discount broker, buy whatever you can afford (10, 20, 30 whatever shares), and pay $8 (Suretrade) or $20 (ETrade) commission. Why screw around with a DRIP plan where it's easy to buy but a pain in the butt to sell? Check gomez.com for ratings of discount brokers. Suretrade doesn't rank very highly so maybe ETrade is the better choice.

To: joyce vuocolo who wrote (8793)	6/30/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: carl a. mehr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Sorry, DRIP will not make the stock price any cheaper. You can buy 1000 shares for $20 commission. Ameritrade, Etrade etc probably charge less. In all reality, DRIP talk does not make a whole lot of sense. Am I missing something? humble carl