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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (141170)4/1/2002 1:25:31 AM
From: H James Morris  Respond to of 164684
 
>>Why in the world was AOL spending cash for Amazon stock when they are not as liquid as they should be?<<
Because AOL's loyal locked in subscribers get a link to shop at Amazon.com, and AOL gets a piece of the deal.
>>We know but does the AOL shareholder feel good about this or do most not know about it? <<
THe AOL buy, and hold investor is pissed off. The Silicon investor day traders thinks AOL is a screaming strong buy.



To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (141170)4/1/2002 10:53:51 AM
From: H James Morris  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
>>We know but does the AOL shareholder feel good about this or do most not know about it? <<
They know about it Glenn.
Btw
I sold my Time Warner stock the day they announced the merger.
Message 17267185
>>Becker is one of many analysts who say that contrary to the initial impression that rich and powerful AOL was buying a struggling Time Warner, Time Warner today is the more valuable part of the business.
washingtonpost.com