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To: SpongeBrain who wrote (28130)	8/4/1999 11:43:00 AM
From: Annette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Okay, well is DELL done for? There are cheap pcs everywhere....

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (28130)	8/4/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: tang	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 41369

SpongeBrain: FreeISP? Everyone is going to go for it? I wonder why there are KMART, Jamesway, Caldor, Walmart,..., and MACYS, Nordstorm(?), Tiffny, Bloomingdal(?), I knew Caldor folded, Jamesway folded, KMart barely makes it but the 'expensive ones' are booming, wonder why? they must have better 'contents'? I remember a while ago, YOGO (a car) was priced for $2000 in early 1990, where is YOGO? I think it went busted too. What about other business? I had free ISP once, can't get connected, can't find a local connection number, forced to read garbage, hey, don't we care about quality of 'e-life'? Well, there are people who likes 'cheap or free' things because that is in their blood, 'looking for free or cheap things' is their goal of life. What if you can afford? Do you still want to be suffered? AOL's members have a taste of 'e-life', 'free ISP' is like a spare part, nobody needs them until all regular ones are broken.

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (28130)	8/4/1999 12:36:00 PM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

People still dont get it, AOL is DONE FOR.... The writings been onl the wall for YEARS! (even though the stock has done well, thats not my point >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're funny.

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (28130)	8/4/1999 12:59:00 PM
From: John F.	Respond to of 41369

I have not read all the posts, but seems you suggesting covering below 100 and are now suggesting selling below 80 ? I agree that by historical valuation models AOL appears overvalued .. and that can be said for most internet stocks. However, although the internet stocks have had setbacks, they have proved naysayers wrong more than once. I hope internet stocks turn around here since another 10 to 15 percent drop would spell trouble for the entire tech sector.

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (28130)	8/4/1999 1:00:00 PM
From: CGarcia	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Yeah, free ISPs= being knocked offline every 5 minutes, no customer support, so content, etc. etc....I suppose DELL is done for because free PCs(I've heard most don't even boot up when they arrive) are being given away...spare me...in this world you get what you pay for...watch all these "free" isps start to buckle under soon enough...and guess who will rise to even newer highs in the end? You guessed it.

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (28130)	8/4/1999 4:50:00 PM
From: J Krnjeu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Mr. SpongeBrain, I believe that the reason the whole market falling is due to the interest rate concern. This has nothing to do with free ISP's or all that other issues being brought up. Many financial people believe that when interest rates rise it's less rewarding to be in stocks because you can receive a higher return with less risks that stocks pose in other financial instruments. That's why many high PE stocks suffer when interest rates rise, but most stocks suffer somewhat under a rising interest rate environment. I believe if we did not have this cloud of rising interest rates hanging over us, the whole stock market would be setting new highs. I feel AOL would be in the $200 area and fund managers would have not sold out their positions to the extent they have. I also see other fine companies are well off their highs for the year. One company is IBM. Please tell me how the free ISP's will hurt IBM or if their is another reason for their sell off, then please explain that to me. I also feel that economist such as Mr. Greenspan have a problem with something they don't understand how to evaluate. I believe that Mr. Greenspan had problems with Microsoft evaluations in the 80's as would most economists. The only problem with economics is there has to be a model for everything and if one doesn't exist, then you can't evaluate it. Also, never include people in the basic economic model as they are illogical and will mess up your model. So in closing, I would hope the stock market continues to rise but in the short term, we are subject to the annual summer sell off and the rising interest rate cloud over us. November, should see us at much higher levels including AOL. Good luck with all your investments. Thank You JK

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (28130)	8/4/1999 5:43:00 PM
From: Sonny McWilliams	Respond to of 41369

You are not reading what AOL has said about free ISP's. They are not expecting ISP to be their money source in the future. Couldn't you get a new handle? Makes me think that you don't get things. <G> Sonny