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To: H James Morris who wrote (132604)	10/5/2001 12:18:29 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

hj, a couple of old coworkers were all hot and bothered to buy akam at $110 last year. i told 'em they were NUTS! 'magine that? ;-) i hope they didn't do the buy and hold thang that always works -ng-

To: H James Morris who wrote (132604)	10/5/2001 1:52:23 PM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

I've always liked Akamai's product. I've always disliked their valuation. Current value looks ok, but they expanded too fast. In other words, their profitable centers cannot support the ramp up cost of the non-profitable ones. If Akamai was any other company, I'd say they couldn't avoid bankruptcy. But Akamai has many friends, and somebody is likely to pony-up money that would fill the gap to profitability for them.

To: H James Morris who wrote (132604)	10/8/2001 3:18:41 AM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics or the ordinary combination and collisions of her friendships or enmities.... ...Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world, so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense, but in my opinion it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. ---George Washington's Farewell Address 1796