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

To: Paul Reuben who wrote (19211)	3/29/1999 8:09:00 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Paul, Even after reading that story, MSFT will still remain the king. If that is the worst case scenario----MSFT shareholders are sitting on a goldmine. Remember Windows2000 is not a monopoly---this is their product that is feared by most big tech companies. However, they can't touch it as it is not a monopoly type of product. Just wait til it is released, it will be bigger than Windows95---you can bet on that. I think it will become a monopoly as well down the road. Along that road, Microsoft is going to make a "killing". Microsoft will keep both Windows products separate to avoid anti-trust action. There are just too many reasons to stay a long term investor in Microsoft instead of taking chances with other companies. As far as I am concerned, no Microsoft means, i buy mutual funds and not waste my time with stocks.(Intel and Wal-Mart are not bad but not enough to keep me in stock picking)

To: Paul Reuben who wrote (19211)	3/29/1999 11:18:00 PM
From: Bryan Woodruff	Respond to of 74651

The article is by Mary Jo Foley. Her reputation precedes her and I'll take it for what it's worth.

To: Paul Reuben who wrote (19211)	3/29/1999 11:33:00 PM
From: Bryan Woodruff	Respond to of 74651

As I said, take the article (and the author's advice) for what it's worth. Here's a rebuttal from MSNBC: “THERE ARE LAWS in this country that protect the copyright of all companies that create intellectual property,” spokesman Greg Shaw said. (Microsoft is a partner in MSNBC.) On Sunday, The Seattle Times, citing a strategic plan prepared for the states, said the idea for a forced auction of Windows licensing rights was one of several proposals the attorneys general will take into a negotiating session with Microsoft executives. One of the ways to redress Microsoft's past abuses of its monopoly power would be to sell intellectual property rights to Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000 to two or three companies, the paper reported. Microsoft would retain the right to market and develop its own versions of the software and Microsoft shareholders would get “reasonable compensation,” the paper said. Microsoft was expected to meet in Washington Tuesday with lawyers from the Justice Department and 19 states suing it over alleged antitrust violations. Both sides are under directives from a judge to negotiate, although experts agree that any settlement is unlikely.