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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...?
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To: WBendus who wrote (6625)12/31/1997 11:19:00 AM
From: steve lipson  Read Replies (3) of 13594
 
Nice to see some new people on the thread.

Too bad it's the same old half-baked analysis.

Your fad examples were niche products, not mainstream consumer services.

It isn't all that surprising that Snapple got into trouble as soon as Coke and Pepsi decided the niche had grown big enough that they ought to pay some attention.

AOL is the brand leader in the category, not the upstart. It has already withstood presumably fierce competitive challenges from the likes of AT&T and Microsoft.

Finally, you might want to check into the new tax laws that extend the capital gains holding period out to 18 mos. and cut the tax rate for shares held that long. Investors motivated by tax considerations have new reasons to be patient, not to dump shares.

Good luck with your investments in '98, you're probably going to need it.

And a happy new year to all my bearish buddies on this thread, as well as we happy few AOL bulls.
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