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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (99046)	2/14/1999 12:30:00 AM
From: abraves	Respond to of 176387

I think that the SEC should have a rule that no firms can comment on a company when they are in the quiet period. Or if a firm does comment on a stock in the quiet period, the company is not bound by the quiet period any more. The way things are now is like being on trial without being able to defend yourself. That was what sucked about this. Niles makes bad comments about DELL, and they can't do anything accept watch their stock price go down because of the quiet period.

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (99046)	2/14/1999 12:38:00 AM
From: Satish C. Shah	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Hello Mohan: You wrote, "Now is there a chance in hell that we Dell shareholders can take a peek at your trading records for the last few days and possibly a few days record from next week that is the week when Dell reports their Q4 earnings in case you didn't know. BTW is this sort of thing legal?? " A few years ago, ML was taken to courts because there research dept gave the analyst-report to mutual funds dept a few days before it was released to general public. I do not know all the details, but court ruled in ML's favour saying that the research is their property. Regards, Satish

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (99046)	2/14/1999 2:23:00 AM
From: Jock Hutchinson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Be real guys: Firms buy large blocks of stock at the close in anticipation of an upgrade the next morning by one of their analysts. It happens all the time, and it has happened all the time with Dell stock. I don't think the Dell longs complained at the time. It is truly silly to call Niles comments a stunt. If he's wrong, he will look foolish. If right, he will appear as our new market hero--the man who called a top on Dell.