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To: Trader Dave who wrote (172)	9/29/1998 5:54:00 PM
From: treetopflier	Respond to of 717

If Saylor can take this POS to 400x earnings he should consider the Russian job... The tight float has bothered me since I took my short position in it. All it needs is somebody to believe that Query Tone is more than a bad name for a rock band and to actually believe this guy that one of his products can make ALL data access via a portal transparent and YES I could have a really bad day with this short. He did it with DSS agent. When I first saw it in 1994 I couldn't believe that a LARGE retailer like Dayton/Hudson was naieve enough to believe that it was an actual product, as they continue to shell out massive amounts of consulting $$$ to MSTR to build the thing Daytons actually thought existed. It wasn't a product. It was a consulting engagement with a Windows ICON. Now we are heading towards what TD, a portal agreement that would put a generic Query Tone channel capability in the hands of a portal so people can subscribe to broadcasts of their choosing? Why do I need MSTR or their products for this? What do they have that is so terribly unique in this regard? If someone can tell me I'll gladly cover the short and go long. Their DSS agent certainly wasn't unique in the ranks of the data dippers available then, or now, but it hasn't stopped them from this ludicrous valuation. Maybe I have reason to fear... TD, do you think Saylor could save Russia? ttf

To: Trader Dave who wrote (172)	10/2/1998 11:05:00 AM
From: treetopflier	Respond to of 717

Think Saylor will make a 'portal' announcement in this market? No chance! This rock will soon submerse in a sea of bubbles. Even lifeboats don't float when that happens. Life jackets don't work either.