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To: Cube who wrote (1479)	10/27/1998 4:58:00 PM
From: Maher Sid-Ahmed	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 5102

What is all this argument about? MSFT is a blue chip company that has shown both growth in revenue and earnings. INPR has been in a turn around state since the end of 1996. On 10/28/96 the share price was $4 15/16. Today (2 years later) the share price is still $4 15/16. Last quarter INPR lost $33,000 on operations and made a gain of $0.02 because of positive return on long term investments. The market only cares about income from operations which was negative for the last quarter. INPR missed earnings two quarters in a row. Its CEO is the highest paid in the software industry. Almost seven times more than Bill Gates. He is unable to deliver and has done nothing to improve Wall Street confidence in the company. He is the most overpaid underachiever in the industry. He purchased no stocks from his excessive salary and has not voluntarily reduced his income to help the bottom line of the company he is leading. Looking at the broad picture I guess it would be difficult to convince anyone that MSFT is an inferior investment to INPR. IMO MSFT will outperform INPR at least in the short term. On the long term nobody knows. If Java takes over (an unlikely scenario) then MSFT will lose market share (maybe) in the OS business. However, I look around me and everyone I know uses MSFT products. For that to disappear overnight is highly unlikely. Maher

To: Cube who wrote (1479)	10/27/1998 5:42:00 PM
From: TTOSBT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

Re: "ROFLMAO!" Seriously what does ROFLMAO stand for? Re: ">>The only difference is you think you have a better chance at it than anyone else! You must be a (Starr) republican if the future doesn't do what you want you'll try and change it by law.<<" Correction here is exactly what I wrote: "The only difference is you think you have a better chance at it than anyone else! You must be a (Starr) republican if the future doesn't do what you want you'll try and change it by law. <gg>" Didn't you notice the giggly's at the end? It's a joke man don't have a cow! Or did I hit a nerve that time? TTOSBT p.s. bid back up to 5 ask 5+ relax the manipulators are abound!