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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (46002)	2/7/1999 2:10:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

mary, they can't tell you if you don't ask...

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (46002)	2/7/1999 2:23:00 PM
From: Mike M2	Respond to of 132070

Mary, one thing to consider about any tech companies outlook is management has a very strong incentive$ ( stock options) to project a highly optimistic outlook on any situation. I wasn't interested in the markets in the late 80's but I wonder if Novell's executives said anything along the lines that MSFT would pose a serious threat to them -besides the standard legalease boiler plate in the 10k that covers almost any possible contingency. I'm a nice "young man like Mike Burke" but younger with good intentions -g- . Human nature tends to make people expect the future to be like the recent past. Linear expectations in a non linear world but the economy is cyclical bad times follow good times. Mike