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To: im a survivor who wrote (17606)	12/7/1999 9:16:00 AM
From: red_dog	Respond to of 29970

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To: im a survivor who wrote (17606)	12/7/1999 10:36:00 AM
From: gpowell	Respond to of 29970

I think this latest news is even more proof that aol will do a deal. T has now said we will open the pipes if the price is right. Let's not be fools - without knocking athm, let's be perfectly honest and say that any company...any business at all, would love AOL's customer base, if the deal was right. You fail to understand that even if AT&T and the other MSO partners of ATHM wanted AOL's customer base they could not get it. They would in fact get a small fraction of AOL's base. The infrastructure isn't built yet. Get it? So what value is AOL to the MSOs? I'll tell you, it is less than 0.

To: im a survivor who wrote (17606)	12/7/1999 12:20:00 PM
From: Educator	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

"Exactly.....just like wanting to dance with the prettiest girl in the class but asking the girl next to her instead because you have a better chance of getting the best looking girl if you make her jealous first." Hi KG4- You made me laugh on that one. It seems I've played that game before, but oh what a long time ago. Hehehehe. Maybe you are correct, all this is posturing by T. "We all know that could be taken care of tomorrow if all players were made happy. However now, it looks like they may keep athm on it's own, and simply open the pipes for a fee." That is what has been going through my mind. ATHM was clearly out of the headlines. I shudder to think what would happen if the headlines read, "AT&T and AOL Strike a Deal to Allow AOL Broadband Access." If MSPG has caused ATHM to dip almost 10 points, what would an AOL agreement do to the stock? If an announcement were to occur in the future, it MUST have ATHM in the headlines, or the stock will surely get crucified. It MUST be perceived as a player, not an unwanted step child. Investors need to see potential ATHM benefits. I have always thought ATHM was a good trading stock. I should have kept trading it. I would be much farther ahead now. I will remain a long though. Something still tells me that the wait will be worthwhile. I even have some shares in a 401k I opened while dealing blackjack and craps on a riverboat. They allowed part-time employees to become vested in their company. I put the max allowed (15%) while I dealt for three years. When I left the job, I moved it into several stocks. I converted it all to ATHM one year ago. That will remain ATHM. I have no plans of ever selling it. I want to see it in six figures so I can say I breathed in all that smoke and took all that customer abuse for something. I really do believe that there are many splits ahead. Good luck in your trading. You made some good sells in the 50s. Nothing wrong with taking a profit.:0) Ed