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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jwright who wrote (12794)	11/30/1998 6:29:00 AM
From: Scotsman	Respond to of 74651

I agree mostly. However, I am not so sure I agree with the statement that now is the time for MSFT to shine. I think that MSFT's best days are behind it now. Not that you can't make excellent money with it, but I am refering to the 4000% gain some have experienced. I don't see it going up another 4000% in 5 years. The AOL deal has provided competition for the first time from a competitor that can compete potentially, and the desk top is no longer the only arena. I tend to follow the camp that the next big area of growth will not be the desk top but the information exchange area. Companies like Qwst, Vitesse, and PMCS ( these are just examples, not recommendations) that make technology for information exchange between desktops, along with the Internet stocks ( too high for my cheap Scottish blood) are going to be big returns, although I don't think any of them will ever rival the return from MSFT. Perhaps the big winner will be Sun in the end. The DOJ could have a major impact on this. Both are quality companies and I see no reason not to own either or both.

To: jwright who wrote (12794)	11/30/1998 1:14:00 PM
From: Pink Minion	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Well said. Everybody needs to read this again: Message 6606804 This is also why I despise Microsoft. It is our profession people. It is not jealously. It is pride in our work. Just like the grease monkeys who work on their cars. I have to use their products at work. I am tired of rebooting NT once a day. I do it whether it needs it or not since it has its own personalities. I call her Cybil. At least W95 crashes when it needs rebooting. I wish their was a Doom character for that dancing paper clip. Linux is our A-bomb and open source is the new democracy. May the source be with you. Mr. B