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To: RetiredNow who wrote (20825)	1/15/1999 11:34:00 AM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 77400

Mindmeld, >>>Being an EE means you know technology, it doesn't mean you know how to manage and grow big business or an industry, or even think business strategy.<<< Intel hasn't done too badly behind their CEOs (Noyce, Moore, Grove, Barrett), all PHDs in either science or engineering. These four are the only CEOs they've ever had. Tony

To: RetiredNow who wrote (20825)	1/15/1999 11:55:00 AM
From: Jman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

mindmeld, <It cracks me up when I hear EEs proclaim their market savvy based on <their technical knowledge. never claimed anything, just thought your claim that "Cisco (as opposed to MSFT) is a kinder, gentler company...and MSFT helps no one except Bill Gates" was a bit out of wack. Do you think MSFT does not enter partnerships that help other companies grow so that they sell more software? Oh, and I'm not convinced Cisco is a kind, gentle company (otherwise, I might not be into the stock). >You remind me of some poster awhile back who kept telling everyone >that Bay was going to trounce Cisco because of superior technology. >He backed it up by saying he was an EE and he knew his stuff. >Everyone here kept saying it's the management team, stupid. Now look >where Bay is. I guess being an EE didn't help him much. I'm making no company claims here (only thing I said was optical networking yada yada yada, which I might add is being addressed by Cisco). In fact, I have a couple friends who work for Cisco, and I know some of their products are far from superior, but I still own CSCO because I know they are a marketing giant. Furthermore, if they feel they are loosing market share to a smaller company with superior tech, they'll just buy the company. -Jman