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To: Ian@SI who wrote (30637)	5/27/1999 12:05:00 PM
From: Katherine Derbyshire	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

>>But so was IBM in its heyday, And it's a slouch now! Have you looked at a 3 year chart of IBM lately?<< Yes, I have. I might actually be more willing to buy IBM than Intel right now. But look at a historical chart dating back to 1986 or so. IBM holders had a long and painful journey through the wilderness to get from then to now. They would have been better off putting their money into, say, Intel or Microsoft. >>I wouldn't count either of your selections out by a long shot. But neither is invincible.<< Of course not. That's exactly my point. NO company is invincible. You pays your money and you takes your chances. The markets are strewn with the corpses of fallen gorillas whose investors once said, "They're a great company, they'll adapt." Katherine