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To: Spots who wrote (486)2/11/1998 7:53:00 PM
From: peter michaelson  Read Replies (1) of 32871
 
Hey Brad, Jeff, Jill:

After reading that MSNBC piece, I would like to congratulate you for your success and for your ethics.

My personal business experience has been that when you do hold out for the opportunity that really feels right, then you win big. If it doesn't feel right, it wasn't worth doing.

Giving up control probably means the end of SI, the success of which is based upon the sense of liberty and cooperation that we posters feel emanating from yourselves.

My instinct is that you can attract investors (ala Wit Capital) and charge periodic subscription fees without giving up control or changing SI's essence.

Best of luck and I hope SI is around for a long, long time.

P.S. Reminds me of the New Yorker Magazine being bought out a few years ago after decades of independence and literary success. I often spent the evening of its weekly arrival in my mailbox, reading and not picking up the phone. It has gone way downhill and I still mourn.

peter michaelson
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