Larry : don't mean to sound negitive..but it's not like you think
it is, "the flat rate" AOL can not live on it..she will starve,
MARGINS, are very small, for the ISPs..and the big boys have
more over head..it don't really work like volume make a diff..
it does up to a point but after that point, it goes the other
way, she will have to go back to hr rates..and if she could
do a Mcdonnalds it would help but that means they have to let
independet owners run the hook points, and they are to greedy,
and want all the controal..by the time they could get that in
place, they will chapter 11, you need to do some real home work,
AOL is in a real bind, best projections by the strongest bulls
dn't have her showing a profit untill 98..when that sinks in
look out..to top it off..and do this yourself, "talk face to
face with several small local ISP owners" find out whats going
on in the profit section..you will then see things a lot dif,
I know what I say is not going to change your mind, but maybe
just maybe it will get you to look and not just buy the spam,
"look" get the figures for your self, and if you lose your shirt
with out doing that, don't blame anyone but yourself.
our puts are not effecting the company in any way, and I doubt
you really know how or why the short game is played,
You really do look like an OK guy about to get skined.
AOL is dead she has just has not fell down yet, she may be
brought back to life via chpt 11, but that wont help the
people who own her stock now, I on't knowe what your in for
but the avg is about $22..and when will they give up and take
profits, if you came in on his last rise your in troble.
She's been in a down trend since May..this last bubble came with
a lot of news and spam about market share and big numbers of
sign ups, and hiding the chur rate, the write offs in Russia,
and a huge negitive cash flow..the big bubble bursted last may,
this little one is her dieing breath.
Jim
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