Re: Paper money

Manoj Kasichainula (manojk@io.com)
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 14:23:17 -0600


On Mon, Nov 08, 1999 at 09:59:42AM +0100, Robert Harley wrote:
> Any bets about how much will be wiped off Microsoft's value today?
> 50 $billion... 100? Who's left standing when the music stops?

Right now they aren't even down 3 points! (89 1/8, down 2 7/16).
Reasons I've heard or read:

- "Microsoft is a great company that can overcome this"
- Any penalties MS takes will be minor
- If MS were somehow split up, the baby-Microsofts would be worth
*more*.

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