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To: RTev who wrote (22500)	5/11/1999 12:27:00 AM
From: blankmind	Respond to of 74651

Rtev - I think your European model might be off a bit - State Run is like Stalin's Russia or Hitler's Germany - where the Gov't literally takes over your Board of Dir. with its own parties hacks. - If you look at Siemens; or Philips, or Nestle, or Volvo, or BMW, etc... all global leaders in their fields, you'll see they're all in Europe - In fact, Europe actually has a love-hate relationship with business. In that they love the jobs & taxes generated; but are so jealous of those at the top making the $$'ss

To: RTev who wrote (22500)	5/11/1999 12:54:00 AM
From: Sir Francis Drake	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Whatever one may say about "overseas deals" - it is blindingly clear that that's where MSFT's future growth lies. US has a population of under 300 mil. Granted, it's one of the most information technology dense country on earth, but c'mon - there's 5 billion people out there. Just like KO - that company could not grow unless it grew internationally. The handwriting is on the wall - MSFT *MUST* meet the challenge of growing in international markets, however hard it may be. Otherwise, it'll necessarily slow it's growth, if it can only rely on the US. If you want to see MSFT as an multitrillion dollar company in market cap, there is only one way to do it - conquer international markets. Blankmind is absolutely right - the future is global.