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To: accountclosed who wrote (32994)	4/13/1999 11:24:00 AM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 86076

I can't. I bet it will crater a year from now when people start cutting back on discretionary spending ...

To: accountclosed who wrote (32994)	4/13/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: TheStockFairy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

THAT IS A GREAT STOCK! They have revolutionized the way people view set top boxes! People traditionally were used to only having cable boxes on top of their televisions and they were all drab and brown. This company has introduced a line of 6 different colors that the customer can choose from. Through these boxes, they can purchase items such as Coca Cola, Dihatsu Motor Vehicles, and Gilette Razors! They are thinking of a strategic alliance with Yahoo! for advertising space through a complex stock swap deal. I hear that they are also paying AOL $75 Mil for advertising through 2003. In their business plan you can see that they are going into the online auction business and into bookselling. Ktel has signed on as their exclusive "Sweating to the Oldies" provider. They are also rumored to be selling Dell some parts for the new under $500 pc market! They are also in talks to purchase USearch, a tier 4 portal site with 100 million in stock. Combined with their totally electronic web banner auction site, there is no stopping them! This stock is a heavyweight champion fighting Jerry Cooney!

To: accountclosed who wrote (32994)	4/13/1999 12:54:00 PM
From: TheStockFairy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

LOL, they have the strangest balance sheets I have ever seen! Pretty much what they did is double all of their expenses to increase their sales by 50% It looks like their capital expenditures are remaining constant, so they have the satellites they need to make their cable system work. They borrowed to the hilt to get the sattelites on long term loans. As for the book value, think about it. I bet their thinking was that they would pay off their investments in equipment by recurring revenue to subscribers, but they needed the satellites first. Threfore, they will have a negative book until for a long time, and they need about 4x as many subscribers as they do now to turn a profit. If they keep increasing in the subscriber base at this rate, it will take them about 5-10 years to break even. marketwatch.newsalert.com MAY 85 (.QHSQQ) (puts)is selling at a buck and a quarter. Very interesting.