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To: J. Everett who wrote (3656)	8/5/1998 12:40:00 AM
From: WebDrone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8218

IBM/EDS rumor? No, but I heard Monica killed Vince Foster, and Ken Star has given her 100% immunity! Yow! WebDrone p.s. I predict the stains on the dress will prove to be Mayonaise, with traces of corned beef.

To: J. Everett who wrote (3656)	8/5/1998 10:39:00 AM
From: Arrow Hd.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8218

I dont see IBM buying EDS due to anti-trust implications. It would draw too much gov't scrutiny and the cost/expense of defending the move in addition to the risk it would be disallowed just makes this option not practical. On the other hand, just as Compaq took over DEC for its services business, some other player who wants a "womb to tomb" offerings package may go after them so they have a high quality offering for services and outsourcing. Let me hallucinate for a moment. How about Lucent, EDS, 3Com, some of the speciality networking companies like XYLN, Sybase, some other enterprise software companies, Decision 1 (maintenance services) and some others all coming under a Lucent umbrella. Add in a telecom and a few Internet companies for communications and access purposes and you have a nice conglomerate geared for the 21st century. Anyway, I am just playing around here, nothing serious about any of this.