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To: peacelover who wrote (8314)2/26/1998 9:59:00 PM
From: Investor-ex!  Respond to of 13594
 
peacelover,

Here's a couple of interesting articles off my local newspaper's (Minneapolis Star Tribune) search database (which are actually reprints of NY Times articles from a few days ago). My apologies to all readers if someone has already posted these.

This one is a piece on the effect of the AOL takeover on CompuServe members who, not coincidentally, appear to be bummin' out...

webserv1.startribune.com

This is an interesting article on the near-total market rejection of the cruddy, over-hyped, "broadcast"-oriented internet technology call "push" which sort of reminds me of the over-use of unwanted ads that AOL "pushes" on its clientele...

webserv1.startribune.com



To: peacelover who wrote (8314)2/26/1998 11:22:00 PM
From: Bald Man from Mars  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13594
 
<<That is why to me Wall St really sucks, pardon my language.>>

Peacelover:

Let me remind you that Wall Street does not suck, not only
does it not suck, it is rather a nice game ...

You see, Wall Street is playing by its own rule, and not by
your rational way of thinking, so please if you want to play
this game, you need to understand how this game is played,
whether you think the rule is crazy or not.