"It will be a very difficult first-quarter comparison for a lot of technology companies," said Richard Cripps, chief market strategist at Legg Mason Wood Walker. "The die has been cast in terms of the economic backdrop being very difficult for all stocks. And with very high growth rates and high price-to-earnings ratios, tech stocks are the most vulnerable." For some reason, the firm Legg Mason Wood Walker reminds me of Long John Silver. Tom Walker Sandwichman and Deconsultant Bowen Island, BC
