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To: F The who wrote (6411)	6/17/1998 3:37:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

ft, amzn pulled back big today from highs. is the game over??????? has the greatest fool been crowned???? ;-)

To: F The who wrote (6411)	6/18/1998 3:21:00 PM
From: Tie Zeng	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 164684

My message was related to the earlier message about someone like YHOO but not AMZN. I don't think they are that different. You either like both, or dislike both. YHOO sell free information to get as many eyeballs as they can. Then they turn those eyeballs into money by selling ads. AMZN sell books and CDs. They should be making money from those sales, not counting marketing spending. They also get many eyeballs too. Why they could not turn these eyeballs into money like YHOO does ? Let's consider this for a min. If you just have an CD coming out and you want it to a best seller right away, don't you think it makes sense to pay AMZN some money to put a banner on AMZN's page about your CD ? YHOO didn't sell much ads at the beginning. And they don't make money right away. Their business models are not that much different. In fact, I consider AMZN's is more solid than YHOO's. What is probably more important are those people who are running the companies. >>Also, I can't underestimate AMZN if it uses its currency(little salary but plenty of stocks option which they can cash in at the open market) to pay salaries for its innovative officers and employees so they can cut its operational expenses to manipulate its earning.<< MSFT did these too. And they are the most valuable company just behind GE. You make me think AMZN is a strong BUY. good luck, Tie