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To: RDR who wrote (23563)	8/6/1999 8:22:00 PM
From: Andrew Danielson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27307

"The only way to find that out is when a Non Internet company acquires a pure Internet play and put a price tag on it." How about USA Networks' attempted acquisition of Lycos back on February 9th? USA offered just a 2% premium to Lycos' share price, but on a split-adjusted basis that price was about 65. Meanwhile, Lycos closed today at 34 1/16. cnnfn.com As I understand it, the deal didn't work not because USA balked but because Lycos shareholders wanted more. It's just one deal and you might just call USA insane for even trying it, but it is along the lines of the kind of evidence you are looking for. Andrew Danielson "YHOO guru" :-)