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To: TLindt who wrote (7140)	8/26/1998 11:28:00 AM
From: chirodoc	Respond to of 8545

you could be right that is what i like about you, a thinkin' man think of what yhoo could do if they dangled a bunch of stock in front of pete and the boys if they offered $20 a share ckfr might go for it when you are fishin' do a little fishin' of pete's brain curtis

To: TLindt who wrote (7140)	8/26/1998 11:40:00 AM
From: AugustWest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8545

>>.. And if CKFR can't see past this..then they just might end up being gobbled up by one. If they are bought by a portal, wouldn't that limit their audiance? or in other words, would it not be in someone elses better interest (assuming somethins did happen)to acquire them, and make contracts with all portals, e-brokers, billers banks et al instead of limiting their field? Just thinking out loud.

To: TLindt who wrote (7140)	8/28/1998 9:17:00 PM
From: Roger Bass	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8545

>> Being bought up by a portal is also a possibility...IMO portals will offer the bill presentment service as a way of increasing the value of their site to users.. I agree with the second statement - as to the first, I very much doubt it. Portals would not want to get into this kind of heavy, transactional business, certainly not at this stage of their evolution. Their emphasis is on acquiring companies that help them to aggregate commerce, rather than on building (versus buying) the technology that underlies (certain kinds of) transactions. Roger