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I think AOL took these guys to the cleaners,

I think AOL Time Warner is worth a lot more than it's trading for,

I think AOL has been hammered a lot because of concerns about free (Internet) service, about their slowing growth internationally and a few other issues including broadband, ... But you can't argue with 18 million customers. And of course their customer turnover rate has never been (lower). So, the company is holding to their customers longer, they have a much larger base. I think (Chief Executive Officer) Steve Case will find a way to make it through these issues.

I think it's totally insignificant to AOL. At this point, Microsoft has more to gain from this discussion than AOL does.

As a result of this structural and strategic transformation, AOL is better positioned to remain flexible, nimble and competitive in the market, enabling us to expand existing audiences and reach new ones online.

As AOL continues to expand onto non-PC services, we believe their ability to create seamless integration between their core PC service and new services like AOL TV will be key to AOL Anywhere's success,

Most companies that are great at something - like AOL dialup or Borders bookstores - do not become great at new things people want (streaming for us) because they are afraid to hurt their initial business.

Microsoft wants to own the real estate even of the AOL members,

Up until recently AOL was not a big believer in broadband. They didn't have the cable access. Now, with Time Warner, they have access to all the cable outlets.

Up until now, AOL has been able to pick and choose its partners, command the royalties it wants. They've moved to develop this market at their own pace. This forces them to take a more aggressive stance.