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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...?
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To: Sam who wrote (4849)9/19/1997 11:02:00 AM
From: Tim Kenney   of 13594
 
Wrong again, Sam.

MSN is trying so hard to build subscribers that they have virtually ceased advertising. I guess they don't have the money to drop disks and run commercials like AOL. Right?

Nice reading of the Slate deal, too. As usual, AOL has done expert spin, winning over AOL bulls like yourself. Microsoft provides the content and pays to provide it???? What is wrong with this picture? Perhaps AOL's use of the buzz world "anchor tenant." Think about it for a second. (I assume you think better than you read.) Why does Microsoft want to increase penetration of their content? Could it be that they ulimately plan on charging for it? Or is it Microsoft's plan to spend money on producing content and then pay AOL to provide it to their viewers? Gee, Bill Gates must be really dumb. It must have been a stroke of dumb luck that he amassed that multi-billion dollar fortune.

What you have proven is that AOL bulls have the ability to get a positive spin out of AOL news without the help of the Pitchman. But, Sam, I am a bit concerned that this latest deal with "struggling to do an IPO and survive CD seller" has not done more for AOL's stock price. If I were you, I'd be a little afraid that the market is beginning to catch on to the game.
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