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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (170)	12/29/1998 5:52:00 PM
From: RocketMan	Respond to of 41369

Just like Coke could be replaced by Pepsi, and vice versa. Or better yet.... Coors could be replaced by Bud ;-)

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (170)	12/29/1998 6:03:00 PM
From: Bonnie Bear	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 41369

I don't think too much about switching from my local public utility, either. But if I model this puppy like a utility using very generous earnings and sales forecasts, and use valuation models like the rest of the utility sector, I get a price of $10 a share. It's interesting to look at a historic chart of the DOW utility index. Utilities, like AOL, were bid to fantastic levels in 1929. It has taken nearly 70 years for the utility index to double, and the index lost 95% of its value in the great depression. So if you want to keep AOL to hand down to your great-great-grandkids, it might be worth something someday. But I think there may be better places for the money during the next 70 years. %-o

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (170)	12/29/1998 8:44:00 PM
From: Diamond Jim	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 41369

Re: "It's called customer loyalty" That's a good one, yeah right. So if another co. offers a 90% equivalent for 50% of the price 12,000,000 out of 14,000,000 will stay? jim