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

To: J. P. who wrote (14391)	1/16/1999 3:12:00 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

JP, The ANTICIPATION of a split and the great earnings are worth $5 each for a total of $10. This is why I probably won't need to hold on to the February calls. For me an actual split is of no consequence. The stock has gone up from about 85 since the start of MSFT's current fiscal period. They grant options based upon the price on July 1/98 as I understand it. It is in the interest of the company to keep control of the stock at this point. They probably want a gradual move up until July 1/99 at which point they will be alright with a sharp move up. The only problem with this thinking is that it does not matter what MSFT wants it stock to trade at anymore. They have fooled the investment company about its true worth many times before and I feels it is unlikely they can accomplish it this time. I am expecting to hear a lot of warnings from the CFO during the conference call. If the stock dips on Wednesday, I might jump in to buy some more shares or Leaps. I am having second thoughts on the fast move of the stock. If no split is announced and the stock goes down somewhat, then they will announce a split to ensure shareholders are happy. It is just too unpredictable whether they want a fast rise in the stock to keep pace with other tech companies. Maybe they want a sharp increase----it is hard to predict. I have been flip flopping over this. However, this time they will not have as much control over the price.