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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (129022)7/25/2001 2:23:58 PM
From: Alomex  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
I guess I am confused as to what Amazon's platform would bring to the table as an advantage at a cost of $100 million.

As somebody else pointed out, now that the details about the AOL acquisiton come out, the $100 million is really a payment for first dibs on Amazon's customer list.