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To: t2 who wrote (21564)	4/25/1999 1:26:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Thanks for the Bloomberg story. Here's the Seattle Times story mentioned there. seattletimes.com But Maffei, 38, also is said to covet a leadership role in Microsoft's own Internet product strategy. A Microsoft insider said Maffei was angling to head Microsoft's Consumer and Commerce Group, announced in a recent reorganization. I agree that this veto of his move to RoadRunner seems odd. It sounds like Maffei is willing to give up his stock options to get the kind of role he's looking for, so Microsoft wouldn't seem to have much hold over him if he really does want to run a company. It seems like they risk losing him for good on less than friendly terms. That would make him yet another casualty of the internet division.

To: t2 who wrote (21564)	4/25/1999 2:05:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 74651

tech2k:"Also, Maffei wanted to move to Microsoft's Internet business and was thwarted in the company's recent reorganization, the Seattle Times reported. ''Now he's going to feel captured,'' Enderle said, noting that he's been blocked from moving to Road Runner and from moving within Microsoft." It looks like MSFT could kill two birds with one stone by letting Maffei run MSN which is what he wants to do anyway. If RoadRunner thought enough to let him do it why shouldn't MSFT reconsider especially if they want to keep him on the property. JFS