[svlug] Re: LA Times article on MS orchestrated grass roots PR.

[George Bonser]

On 20 Nov 1998, John Conover wrote:

> is Motley Fool's interpretation of MS's current PR dilemma. IMHO,
> there is probably some truth in the article that MS's success was a
> "bubble" and not sustainable.
> 

I heard an interesting angle from someone the other day. Some analyst
suggested that Gates WANTS Microsoft to be broken up. That is the only way
he can get his money out of it. Yeah, he is worth billions but if he tries
to get out, the stock plummits. If the govt. forces a split and a selloff
of certain parts, Gates can get at least some of his money out of the
beast. A breakup may be the only way he can turn paper profit into real
money and he may be acting blatently anti-competitive to force a
government break-up of Microsoft.


George Bonser

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