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To: Rational who wrote (3114)	11/23/1997 12:36:00 AM
From: fut_trade	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27307

"...We helped Yahoo in many different ways. Through Ziff-Davis we helped Yahoo launch Yahoo Internet Life magazine. We provided them with introductions to our portfolio companies. We[Softbank] own 60 percent of Yahoo Japan and made it profitable from the first month of service..." No need for you to be concerned. I can pull selective parts out too. Peter

To: Rational who wrote (3114)	11/23/1997 12:38:00 AM
From: Bill Wexler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27307

<<But that doesn't stop Softbank's CEO, multibillionaire Masayoshi Son, from projecting that he will invest in 1,000 Internet companies over the next decade. >> Why bother? Isn't Yahoo "reshaping the internet landscape"? Isn't Yahoo the premier brand name on the internet? Isn't the stock price going to infinity? Isn't Yahoo in a "hyper-growth" phase? I think it is perfectly reasonable to pay $2.6 BILLION for a company which earned $200,000 in the last year and a half, and has only been in business about 2 years. Buy buy buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To: Rational who wrote (3114)	11/23/1997 9:06:00 AM
From: santhosh mohan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27307

<< But that doesn't stop Softbank's CEO, multibillionaire Masayoshi Son, from projecting that he will invest in 1,000 Internet companies over the next decade. >> I should not be stereotyping anyone, but this reinforces my opinion that the Japanese usually invest at a cyclical market top - examples are Rockefeller Center, Pebble Beach, and Hawaiin real estate. I used to think that AOL was grossly overvalued, but with their stronger franchise and business model, they seem a bargain compared to Yahoo!!! All of this is just one person's opinion.