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

To: Xenogenetic who wrote (15180)	1/27/1999 6:25:00 AM
From: t2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

Yes, I know what the Dow is. If MSFT is to become a Dow component although, it necessarily has to first become a member of the NYSE. Not so according to the Nasdaq people. Nasdaq officials were the ones making the request that MSFT/INTC/CSCO be added. I am sure that when they made such a request, they were not suggesting that these 3 companies leave for the NYSE. Their point was that the DOW is just an index of 30 stocks. Why not have these heavyweights included. Their request was turned down at that point--but maybe things might change (especially if NYSE can't lure away MSFT). I guess your point is that it ain't gonna happen because of the rules (or politics) involved. I acknowledge that it is not probable but you never know if MSFT gets much bigger. Maybe it can become an exception to the rule.