[Am-info] Fwd: [IP] Microsoft Shows 85% Profit Margins for Windows

John J. Urbaniak jjurban@attglobal.net
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:34:27 -0500


Paul Rickard wrote:

> ========== On 2002.11.18 07:33 PM, Gene Gaines typed: ============
>
> >
> >MSN, the internet service provider and portal, lost $97m,
> >down from losses of $199m in the same quarter last year, on
> >revenues up from $431m to $531m.
>
>    Seven years and it's still bleeding cash. This alone should be
> evidence of their monopolistic tendancies.
>

Their new "butterfly" ad campaign is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

The "Dell Dude" is a bit cutesy, but attractive to certain people.

The "butterfly" is just plain stupid.

John