http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^DJI&d=c&k=c1&a=v&p=s&t=my&l=off&z=l&q=l so i’ve had this theory since ’92 when i put my first dollar into a 401k plan – prior to 401ks (i.e., mass market consumer investors), the stock market contained dollars substantially from top 3% of the population, corporations,…

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http://www.business2.com/articles/web/0,1653,42250,FF.html “So remember, it’s the dilution, not the bookkeeping, that really matters.” investors beware this has been reported about msft on and off for almost two decades wonder how much $ msft lobbists are spending right now

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/3686552.htm “Today, almost anyone can edit a TV-quality film in his or her own living room. For the price of a two-week holiday in Hawaii, amateurs can buy a laptop, a handheld camera and software such as Apple Computer’s Final…

does apple have a true msft-office competitor up its sleeve? if not, and even with a move to intel processors (as steve hinted at today), can they ever usurp windows’ dominance?

interview at yodlee on friday for dir of tech solutions (prod mgmt for core platform) hmmmm

you will never be a vegetable. even artichokes have hearts. — Amelie (french movie)

http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-6342420-1304-20155133.html?tag=news-rr Apple finally releases iPod for Windows plus a new iPod w/ 20GB ($499) — time to get a job

http://news.com.com/2100-1040-943859.html?tag=fd_top “friends” by contract for the last 5 years, APPL & MSFT may now be headed for splitsville

From Deeje’s BLOG: “USATODAY.com – The ultimate smackdown http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/2002/07/12/steinberg.htm when someone tells you a Windows box is always faster than the Mac, point them to this article and tell them it isn’t necessarily so.” Observations: – As I’ve been saying…