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David:
I mostly agree with you.
Last year when MS was hauled into court, there were
many reports in the media and on the internet that MS was losing many of its key
talented people. Did many/any of them return to MS? I think the number of key
people was estimated to be about 10% of the software force.
Does anyone have information on this?
Bill Gates
Lionel Issen<A
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David
DeFina
To: <A title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 5:08
PM
Subject: RE: Off Topic : Microsoft :
Grave is ready.
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has too much of the talented labor pool to mess things up in my opinion, and
leadership that’s cocky, but successful. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> One beef I have though is the fact that
Microsoft charges triple for its retail products vs. OEM products (Office 2000
was $250 with a new computer vs. $600 off the shelf or thereabouts).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> But I hope they stick around, I don’t
want to relearn Lotus or WordPerfect again.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> I remember Sun was giving away their
Office Suite at one time…Maybe I’ll have to install that now?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Dave
D.
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M<SPAN
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2001 12:12 PM<SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Off Topic :
Microsoft : Grave is ready.<FONT face=Arial color=black
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <FONT face=Arial
color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have been an huge
admirer of Microsoft.<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2>From
what I see now this time round Microsoft has surely dug its grave and is just
building the coffin for itself. Its only a matter of time.Microsoft will be
broken up. No amount of political lobbying is going to help Microsoft this
time round, i.e. if the politicians want to have the people on their side.
Eventually the free market and peoples power will prevail.<FONT
color=black> <FONT face=Arial
color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Microsoft will not
be able to hide behind the bushes.<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2>I for
one will not be upgrading or buying any more office products for my personal
use. No XPs for me. Switching to Linux (buggy but it sure would make me happy
to support it).<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2>Unless
microsoft take a 180 degree turn right now ala Intel, the company as you know
it today will be history.<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2>When
the Euphoria sets into the pricing of MSFT I will be there on the top and will
short it all the way.<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2>Anyone
here betting that I will have to chew and munch my word?<FONT
color=black> <FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards<FONT
color=black> <FONT face=Arial
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rajehs<FONT
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