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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...?
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To: (Bob) Zumbrunnen who wrote (1431)2/4/1997 11:23:00 AM
From: Jinping Shi   of 13594
 
I agree. AOL's possesion is its content. Subscribers may leave
it now. But they will come back in 6 months. How difficult it is
to switch from one one-line server to another?!

But,someone reports the content providers are also worried about
the current AOL problem. That is where the risk is.

--Jinping
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The reference to independant access by third party intrigues me?

This is the sole reason I expect AOL to rise from the ashes long-term. I definitely expect the stock
price to be in the 20s in the short-term, and AOL to come out of this no longer being in their current
leadership position in regards to being an access provider.

IMHO, AOL will end up being a destination, rather than an on-ramp. And they'll be the most popular
destination. For their sake, I hope they're spending a LOT more on their backbone connection than
they are on the incoming POTS lines.

For my part, I intend to load up on puts as they become cheaper, then move into long-term calls in a
few months.
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