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To: Nick who wrote (37049)	1/11/2000 2:05:00 AM
From: Sonny McWilliams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

I guess we ARE in the minority. I guess we could still be sitting around next year worrying about when we will be getting a cable deal. When there is so much crying on TV by some media people, some Senate members etc. about this being a powerhouse and probably not good for consumers, no choice blah, blah, this is probably a good deal. Let's hope this thing goes thru. Anybody listening to any of those shows on TV discussing this merger? PBS had sev. people on talking against this merger. Not because it is bad for AOL but because it is bad for consumers. They actually thought that AOL and TWX were merging because it would be a good deal for AOL and TWX. gg. Everybody worries about choices for the consumer. Give me a break. Plenty of choices on the net and on cable. I guess they believe 1 or 2 daily newspapers in a city is a great choice. Bill Press on CNN was actually worried that with Time Warner owning Time Magazine etc. that we may not get unbiased reporting on movies anymore when it comes to their movies. Just think of that. Getting together with AOL would make a difference in reporting on a movie. gg. Would CBS have been better? Any other ideas out there? I think AOL has come a long way when they can buy a company like TWX with their stock. Sonny

To: Nick who wrote (37049)	1/11/2000 8:46:00 AM
From: im a survivor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 41369

OK folks...bottom line is this. Keep things exactly as they are, except for one thing. Make believe that aol went up to $85 yesterday instead of trading down a tad. Everybody would be screaming how great this deal is...how awesome of a company they will be. The godzilla of godzilla's. But change one thing....a one day price fluctuation, and it changes the sentiment completely to the flipside. I see alot of longs on this thread that are saying they are unhappy. I know you folks well, and I guarantee many of you would be doing the aol happy dance had aol gone up in share price yesterday. Folks, yall are looking at a one day performance instead of looking at the big picture. Yesterday meant nothing...whether we wen't up or down, it meant very little. Many of you will say it represents the consensus opinion of the deal. Hogwash. The consensus opinion in places where it matters is that this was an awesome deal. The sheer size and scop of this deal simply causes folks to stop and digest. Yesterday was as predictable as could be. When everybody was saying "here comes $100 at 8 yesterday morning, I posted that we will see up, down up movement, with a much lower opening then the high pre-trading numbers. This is a big merger. a Huge deal. So far things have gone just as they should. Long term this is nothing but good, and I am sorry that many of you look at one day of price movement to form a conclusion on the biggest deal of the century <ggg...havent been many so far, huh...), rather then looking at what has just transpired and what it means in the larger scope of things. I like the deal and see the benefits and see the new company as being the largest company in the world one day.

To: Nick who wrote (37049)	1/11/2000 8:57:00 AM
From: linsol	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

I agree with you on all points. In my opinion, we are seeing AOL's Steve anticipate brilliantly how REALITY will eventually bring the high flying stocks down to earth. And being a pure INTERNET company will no longer be enough. So, It seems that we are losing the traders and gaining INVESTORS. Because AOL is actually going to make real money. I'm in NYC, we have TIME WARNER cable and we are thrilled with this deal. I can't wait to get my connection! And, I'll pay whatever they charge happily.