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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (24164)	6/27/1999 10:33:00 AM
From: Pruguy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

this argument is more bark than bite....Reminds me of when MSN and Worldnet were launched and everyone was predicting the death of AOL...Only difference in this argument is a new marketing tactic. The 10mm number thrown out is rediculous. The other factor that the article does not acknowledge is that if this make-up scenario were to play out, that AOL would sit on their thumbs. They have always fought back and there is absolutely no reason to think they wouldn;t if this scenario were to happen...I have to admit, it would change things somewhat, but who ever thought the internet models were solid....They have been fluid since creation and will continue to be....This is not a big deal tothe big story, just another in a multitude of change. PS if everything that microsoft and T tried were as sucessful as they wanted it to be, things would be very different...These are large companies that throw a lot up and see what sticks....most of the time it doesn't and they hope to profit from what does

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (24164)	6/27/1999 3:15:00 PM
From: David E. Taylor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Glenn: Certainly food for thought, but.. I wonder what free access from AT&T would do to its stake in ATHM?? Probably wipe out ATHM's stock as well as AOL's. Methinks Mr. Serman of Lazard Freres has overlooked that small fact? David T.