Regards, Dave (paradox3@maine.rr.com)
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bialac" <dgbialac@wwitch.unl.edu>
To: "Paradox3" <paradox3@maine.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: Linux the tree of Money
> >
> >What do you guys think about how Linux is being used in the U.S. stock
> >markets (mostly) as an instant money maker? For example: Redhat
> >(Nasdaq:RHAT) shot up into the $100s USD on its first day, and is
> currently
> >at $223 USD. VA Linux Systems (Nasdaq:LNUX) recently began trading and
> on
> >its first day shot up to around $300 USD, and is currently at $180.25
> USD.
> >It seems that dozens of other companies are doing similar (although
> not as
> >spectacular) rises by simply mentioning that they "deal with Linux."
> These
> >are mostly companies that are losing massive amounts of money and
> wouldn't
> >normally be worth more than a few dollars a share. Personally, I
> believe
> >that this is due to confused investors who believe that Linux is some
> >magical product that will one day rule the world and make every
> company that
> >deals with it rich. What do you think?
> >
>
> I'm all for it! Of course, thats mostly because I got in RHAT @ 44,
> INPR @ 9, and CORL @ 12 :).
>
> Seriously, though. There are two types of investors going into these
> stocks: people who genuinly believe that although today some of these
> companies may not be profitable, they may be in the future. These
> people will buy and hold. The other type is the kind who buys over
> buzzwords. Buzzwords seem to drive a lot of what goes on on Wall
> Street. Up until recently, .com was the buzzword. Prior to that, it
> was bio-tech. Today it's Linux. My advice is to live with it and make
> some money off Linux yourself.
>
> When you really think about it though, Linux has a lot to offer. It
> works great in the enterprise (currently up to mid-range systems),
> desktops, and embeded devices. Altough you can't make money selling
> Linux, there is a lot of money to be made in applications and support.
> This is what investor #1 is looking at and why he is interested in
> these stocks.
>
> Dave
>
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