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To: brian z who wrote (11067)	9/14/1998 5:36:00 PM
From: Judd	Respond to of 64865

The reason I like investing in Sun is because the stock gets regularly hammered or beaten down. Was it last week, or the week before that you could have gotten some Sun in the low 40's? Now its in the high 40's. That's a 10% gain minus taxes = ~7% gain in a few weeks. This wasn't really a good example because of the correction, but Sun usually provides a few 10-20% opportunities like this a year. I did a few last year, and in Jan. and made enough to sit out for the rest of the year if I like. Of course if you are a long term investor then Sun is also a good buy IMHO. Judd

To: brian z who wrote (11067)	9/14/1998 6:25:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Hey Brian, Look, dude, there's lot's of ways to make money in the market. As Judd said in the last post, you can make money on a stock that goes up, one that goes down, & one that is in a trading range. You can also buy both companies, perhaps for different reasons, and make money trading BOTH. I'm not talking about stock prices. You seem to have an information deficit. This thread normally consists of the posting of information useful to SUNW investors, whose intelligence & insight generally reflects the level of excellence demonstrated by the company itself. Occasionally, we are plagued by posts, usually from MSFT-types, who degrade the level of conversation with a combination of bombast and/or ignorance. I'm sure that SI isn't opposed to the 1st admendment rights of posters, but these people don't really add anything to our dialogue. I'm merely suggesting that you need to do your homework before posting further. cheers, cherylw

To: brian z who wrote (11067)	9/15/1998 9:43:00 AM
From: Mike Milde	Respond to of 64865

Brian: True, the market doesn't care about your feelings, but you better care about the market's feelings. :-) You're trying to "calculate" what the chart will do. It's tempting, but it just doesn't work that way. You also can't follow trends and say "SUNW didn't go anywhere the last 6 months, but MSFT gained 64%". If it was that easy, we'd all be rich. (Yes, people have always said "the trend is your friend", but I think it's an illusion). I'm an engineer and would LOVE to tweak the numbers all day and "solve the riddle" and get rich. It just doesn't work that you. Investor's emotions ARE what makes the stock price move. Perception is a huge piece of the puzzle. In fact, if you are interested in short term gains like you mentioned (less than a year), then IMHO, perceptions are all that matter. Long term gains come from buying solid value; perceptions fluctuate up and down and aren't as important in the long term. Mike