You need to analyze stocks on the valuation and prospects of the company because that's what counts in the end of the day. I couldn't recommend a stock simply because of a split.

People want ubiquitous access. Having a Web-based corporate database means you can have access to that information when you're on the road or working from home, unlike a proprietary database.

I'm modeling it as if Windows 95 were selling at the rate it was already selling at. [Windows 98] staves off a potential drop-off in sales. But nobody expects any spike in earnings or any substantial drop-off.