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Wolfin

04/20/05 11:17 PM

#11929 RE: kokonutguy #11928

Its microsoft by a mile................cheers

Picksit

04/21/05 1:29 AM

#11944 RE: kokonutguy #11928

koko: I agree. i would rather see Motorola as the F100 company than say WallMart. Not that I would prefer Motorola either.

lesnshawn

04/21/05 9:34 AM

#11975 RE: kokonutguy #11928

kokonut, I fully agree. My main point was the next sentence I wrote after that, "I trust the folks that built this boat and are stearing the ship know exactly what they've done in the past, are doing now and have planned for the future."

To me, it doesn't matter, who cares. Am I gonna bitch or moan if it's not that company that I "thought" they should "go with"...what do I or anybody else here know? Bottom line is NOTHING, unless it's dispensed publicly or if it's sniffed out in a public forum by a friendly "Neomite Sleuthhound".

I know it's fun to think of the possibilities of who, what, when, why and how, but - being investors we all are, always have been and always will be subject to the direction that management of any public company decides to go. If we don't like it, we sell. But, we also know why we're here as well and a lot of it has to do w/ the faith that we have in management.

If we do find out it is Wal-Mart (which I doubt but...) then I would have to think that it's a strategic move of some sort knowing that they (management) know much better about where they want to go and why and how they think it's best to achieve their goals, than I could ever speculate. Because, let's face it, it if were Wal-Mart, many here would immediately start to question management's decision and some may even start to lose a little faith (read - fear) in their long-term commitment to see their technology get "exploited" to the MAX.

If I didn't say it before, I am very appreciative of the folks that created, maintain and post on this board. This is a very refreshing forum to come to. Thanx all!

lns

walden

04/21/05 9:43 AM

#11986 RE: kokonutguy #11928

Kokonutguy...

This isn't going to happen, but Warren Buffett always wanted to own a toll bridge.

Fortune 100 companies:

14. Berkshire Hathaway Inc Omaha, NE

And, according to the master himself, it fits his overall investment criteria (and mine):

Determine the company's economic moat. Warren Buffett popularized the notion of an economic moat, and he made a fortune understanding how it works. It boils down to one key idea... A business must have the resources to build an enormous
competitive advantage in its market. What a company does is important, but how it does it better than the competition or how it protects market share trumps all other plays.

i.e., the NeoMedia strategic partnerships and patents.

Walden