Gavin Scott wrote:
>
> Glenn writes:
> > As expected, today the US DoJ submitted a proposal to break
> > Microsoft into two companies (Windows vs. applications, though
> > I don't think it's that simple).
>
> There's an old story (I'm sure Wirt will know all the details) about some
> fishermen somewhere who were upset because of all the starfish what were
> competing with them by eating up all the <mumble> that they made their
> living catching.  So they dredged up all the starfish and killed them by
> cutting each one in half.  They then threw the remains back into the sea,
> thinking that was the end of the problem.
>
> Of course what they didn't know is that if you cut a starfish in half, each
> half grows back its missing parts, so in the end they found themselves with
> twice as many hungry starfish as they started with.

Yes.
Buy now, buy Microsoft stock while it's still not so expensive.
Examine history of the breakup of standard oil and how it's shareholders
benefited. Buy now.

>
> G.

Not responsible for anything - good or bad.

Richard

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