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

To: taxman who wrote (19854)	4/7/1999 12:19:00 AM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

taxman, Those MSFT options are getting unusually cheap. If this stock was to blast through 100 by late next week---aggressive options buyers could make a "killing". If it gets weaker by the end of the week (90 to 92), maybe the 95s could give the same results. The only problem is that MSFT reports on Tuesday, the 20th while Options expire Friday before that. If the earnings report was on a Monday after expiration, conditions would have been ideal for a big time hit on out of the money. The way it is now depends upon how the stock goes into the late next week. Weakness this week and early next would be ideal for an aggressive call option buyer. I am going to pass on this one.

To: taxman who wrote (19854)	4/7/1999 12:39:00 AM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

I am one of those that think MSFT will "rule the world". I have been feeling this way for a while. Sun Microsystems, Oracle, IBM, Novell, Netscape(AOL) have just been complaining about MSFT a lot. I take that as a sign of worry about Microsoft's growth into their markets or causing hinderances for their own growth. The public statements by some are clear signals of serious concerns. I would not be surprised to see Microsoft so successfull in Window2k that it will blow away any analyst's expectations about its potential. In addition, SQL Server just keeps improving. IE is the only browser (don't think AOL will switch). I think MSFT is getting in the face of some of the big shots at these other companies. Maybe I am just dreaming--MSFT will probably just rule in the sofware business. BTW--I don't even have that much on the line in Microsoft options but I am still feeling this way.