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Technology Stocks : PSFT - Fiscal 1998 - Discussion for the next year -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Eddie Kim who wrote (2024)	9/1/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit	Respond to of 4509

Well Eddie, I've finally figured out what separates us. I invest in a company. I disagree with you -- you do buy the company. A stock certificate is a certificate of ownership of a share of the company. I am concerned with the long run financial prospects of the company. If Bill Gates were indeed named a member of PeopleSoft's board, that would be interesting only in two contexts: what additional business could he steer the company's way, and is this a prelude to a takeover. Of course, if that were the case I would expect some SEC filings showing that Gates had assumed an investment position of greater than 5%. TTFN, CTC