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To: Mark Fowler who wrote (8557)	9/1/2001 11:43:36 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 57684

That deal with Toyota that AOL was touting last week is probably not much more than a multi-media discount package. I bet it has little to do with synergy, and a lot to do with share. Of course share (even at a hefty discount) can be important in a weak economy. When I worked at ABC-TV we were approached often about combination deals with all the Cap Cities properties (ABC, TV stations, radio stations and networks, A&E, ESPN, newspapers, etc) and Cap Cities' top management always turned the idea down because it amounted to no more that a request for a package discount.