To: Bill Harmond who wrote (15210 ) 8/30/1998 12:29:00 PM From: IMPRISTlNE Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
<<<Subscriber growth isn't the primary growth driver for AOL. Commerce is. The base is big enough to drive huge commerce deals, and commerce is growing several times as fast as subscribers are >>> ------------- William, i agree its all about vision and creative growth...and it's not about bean counting... with that said, pardon the free association....and long post.....and by all means......feel free to Burn me at the stake...<G> imo, amazon, adding a mirabelis icq..type co.......would give a coffee shop appeal... i love the amazon database of proven buyers.... i love the marketing genius... i love the FUDnamentals... i love the hysterical shorts... i love the passionate hate of this company... i love the monthly chart... i love the subtle (dare i say) network marketing appeal... i love the grass roots efforts of this company... i love the association with significant bank... i love the close perceived association with mr gates, mr dell, mr barksdale... i love the recent acquisitions and the primordial screams from the bears.. i love the CEO perception as a billionaire... frugal, cutthroat, take no prisoners' mizer, driving a honda, living in an apartment... i love the quarterly growth... i love the execution of this company... i love the low float... i love the high short interest... i love the put volume... i love the volatility... i love the large swing stock moves... i love the confusion... i love the waffle mindset of the shorts... i love the opportunity... i love the perceived high debt... i love the perceived no profit... i love the massive growth in the marketing... i love the multi-media marketing approach... i love the fear... i love the doom... i love the perception of the longs as unstable... i love the perception of the long term bulls taking profits... i love the emotion of the bears... i love the pain of both the bulls and the bears... i love the war... i love the pot-shots... i love the market sell-off... i love amazon being first in the mind... i love the threats... i love the perception of low inventory high turn... i love the perception of low margin biz with the BS comparisons... i love the cash flow... i love the hand holding butt patting of the bears... i love the learning curve of the new buyers... i love the buy the break outs.... i love the moron bears...placing stops above the higher highs... i love the name calling, voodoo hexing, and short term calls... i love the sex appeal of the amazon babe.... i love the jungle of worry in this babe.... i could go on...But ....GOD BLESS AMERICA....