>I don't want to whip Mac fans into a flurry, but keep in mind that MS
>owns about 17% (or around that) of Apple.  Basically, MS is keeping
>Apple at arms length (IMO).

Ahh. Not true any more last fall MS converted their preferred shares 
to common shares and dump 1O's of million onto the market. Strangely 
enough that week Apples shares dropped 5O%, although Apple was 
announcing no profit that Qtr, the timing was very interesting and 
one wonders what effect a sudden desire to sell lots of shares at any 
price would have on a company in a gloomy marketplace.


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