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To: Night Writer who wrote (96802)	4/4/2002 11:13:30 AM
From: MeDroogies	Respond to of 97611

Due to some changes in accounting, most of the write offs in mergers have to take place quickly. AOL's 54bb write down is a result of that. These were charges they were supposed to string out over a long period of time that they are now being forced to take this quarter. But the layoffs will continue for a while. I consider that a "positive" at the start, since the first areas to be hit are accounting and marketing, where there is probably tremendous overlap, and immediate cost savings can be realized.

To: Night Writer who wrote (96802)	4/4/2002 11:17:19 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

HWP and old DEC culture wins the battle about January 2004, and the stock will worth about $20 Are you saying that you expect the merged company to be worth $20.00 in 2004? If so, now would be the perfect time to sell and move your $$$ to one of the other depressed(based on former highs) blue chip tech stocks like INTC, MSFT, etc. Or do you expect the stock to peak at a level higher than 20, allowing you to get out, prior to a collapse in 2004? El