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To: Susan G who wrote (1616)	6/17/2001 1:03:05 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26752

post whatever you want to post! Is that is more conducive to the concept of the free market-place of ideas ? Charts are one thing susan , fundamentals and sentiment are also powerful forces of the marketplace...even more real. (I have never thought of myself as a gloating shorter before ...I do like to go long , and hopefully will be long BEAS in the low 20's...) PS: when you get your DSL you will be in heaven

To: Susan G who wrote (1616)	6/17/2001 1:11:03 PM
From: keithcray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26752

Talks fail between AOL, Microsoft By Michael Baron, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 4:47 PM ET Jun 16, 2001 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Negotiations have failed between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner concerning the bundling of AOL's Internet access service within the next generation of the Windows operating system. John Buckley, corporate vice president with AOL Time Warner (AOL) told CBS.MarketWatch.com that the talks were finished. Microsoft (MSFT) has said that the talks broke down due to disagreements on a broad range of issues but Buckley painted a different picture. He said that the companies had been making headway on issues such as legal liabilities and instant messaging but one point proved the ultimate deal-breaker -- Microsoft's insistence upon limiting the ability of consumers to choose between its own Windows Media applications and those of AOL partner Real Networks (RNWK). "An enormous amount of progress was made over the past few days towards a deal between AOL and Microsoft," he said. "But the talks ended up breaking down over an issue that isn't about AOL and Microsoft. The issue was Microsoft's determination to disadvantage other digital media players and put itself in a position to dominate digital video and music on the Internet." Microsoft spokesman Vivek Varma, quoted in earlier reports of the breakdown from other media outlets, wasn't immediately available for comment. In the earlier reports, Varma said that Microsoft felt the discussions were unlikely to resume and that it would continue to work to make sure the AOL service runs well on Windows XP, which is currently scheduled for release in October. Buckley said the companies had agreed to address issues concerning instant messaging in a second round of talks. Shares of Microsoft closed Friday at $68.02, down 1.3 percent, while AOL Time Warner's stock finished the session at $50.90, up 1 percent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Baron is a reporter for CBS.MarketWatch.com based in New York.