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    It is clear that something disrupted the supply of Xbox 360 shipments in the quarter. There does not appear to be any end-of-year catch-up in shipments.

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    I think that would take the stock down a lot. It would open them up to massive follow-on litigation.

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    I see Microsoft today saying, 'We understand that. Here's our first step in that direction, and how we address it.' That's all I think you can conclude today, is they're taking their first steps. They've gotta do it.

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    Oracle may benefit from its presence as an Internet infrastructure provider as its applications and databases become more Internet centric.

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    Oracle has an August quarter, so we are more compelled to cut estimates now. Siebel is September, so we could wait, but the numbers just look too optimistic. Given cost reductions, the EPS cut for Oracle is small, but the growth rates for Siebel are much faster, so EPS reductions more significant.

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    Oracle has an August quarter, so we are more compelled to cut estimates now, ... Siebel is September, so we could wait, but the numbers just look too optimistic. Given cost reductions, the EPS cut for Oracle is small, but the growth rates for Siebel are much faster, so EPS reductions more significant.

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    Management will not comment on the status of the DOJ settlement discussions, but it appears to us that things may be heating up, ... There appears to be a flurry of activity on the settlement front, but no way of gauging probabilities.

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    The appeals court has twice overturned the judge in this case, so I think investors are optimistic that this case could be significantly modified or overturned on appeal.

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