I see- that would prolly mean the jokes on me ;o)' ----- Original Message ----- From: "EA Louie" To: "Circusnuts" ; Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 9:30 PM Subject: Re: INVESTORS STUNNED TO LEARN CISCO NOT JUST STOCK, ALSO [7:10156] > yeah Phil... probably the humor of it (Dateline SatireWire.com) "Imagine > their shock when investors discovered that Cisco WAS more than a stock - it > was a REAL company with REAL products!" > > -e- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Circusnuts > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: INVESTORS STUNNED TO LEARN CISCO NOT JUST STOCK, ALSO [7:10156] > > > > am I missing something here ??? > > > > Phil > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ian Gomeche" > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 6:23 PM > > Subject: INVESTORS STUNNED TO LEARN CISCO NOT JUST STOCK, ALSO COMPANY > > [7:10135] > > > > > > > INVESTORS STUNNED TO LEARN CISCO NOT JUST > > > STOCK, ALSO COMPANY THAT MAKES THINGS > > > Betrayed Shareholders Not Particularly Interested in Routers, Switches > > > > > > San Jose, Cal. (SatireWire.com) - The rumors about Cisco Systems have > been > > > circulating for months, but the earnings warning and plunge in its share > > > price Tuesday left little doubt in investors' minds that Cisco is not > just > > a > > > famous stock, but may in fact have been operating as a large company > that > > > makes complex and incomprehensible equipment related to high technology. > > > > > > > > > "I got into Cisco two years ago because I was made to understand it was > > > really the tech stock to own," said Cisco shareholder Anthony Timson of > > > Rahway, N.J. "Honestly, it never occurred to me that there was anything > > more > > > to it. Frankly, I feel betrayed." > > > > > > Once considered the core high-tech holding, Cisco has watched its share > > > price fall 80 percent from last year's peak. As a result, much more > > > attention lately has been given to the company's market share, revenues, > > and > > > products, such as routers, switches, and Virtual Private Network > > > concentrators. Rarely, if ever, is Cisco simply identified as a highly > > > recommended stock or "surefire" high tech bet. > > > > > > While Cisco CEO John Chambers said he is sorry investors have had to > learn > > > about the company this way, he believes the public defrocking will be > good > > > in the long run. > > > > > > "Until recently, the only reason many people had heard of Cisco was > > because > > > our stock was famous," he said. "Now people will get to know us for what > > we > > > do. We'll be just like any other high tech company." > > > > > > Timson, however, disagreed. "Other high tech companies make @!#$ I can > > > understand," he said. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=10243&t=10243 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
