For those who care.... > (Updates to add further comments from analysts, the Microsoft > ruling, changes byline) By Martin Howell NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) > - U.S. technology stocks slumped on Monday, driving the Nasdaq index > to its biggest point loss ever, as Microsoft Corp.'s failure to > prevent a judge from ruling it broke antitrust law added to fears that > Internet and computer-related issues are overvalued. "Microsoft's > been ruled to have a smoking gun -- it's just a question of everybody > looking around in his specific market to see if they have any bullet > holes," said Richard Babson, chairman and president of Babson-United > Investment Advisors Inc. in Watertown, Mass. After the market closed, > in a widely expected decision, a federal judge ruled that Microsoft > <MSFT.O> broke U.S. antitrust law by abusing its monopoly in personal > computer operating systems. Mediation efforts between the company and > U.S. federal and state governments collapsed on Saturday and now the > software giant faces the prospect of harsh penalties, including > possibly a demand that it be broken up. etc, etc -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
