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I really think that AOL is going to have to be pushed real hard to sign on to this.

W. S. Gilbert

I don't know if guidance is going to get much lower for AOL, but it still looks like it's kind of in a death spiral, ... If things are still deteriorating at AOL by late this summer, people are going to wonder whether or not Parsons can fix it as well.

The interest that's being shown in AOL right now is a testament to the fact that there aren't any other Web addresses out there that have that kind of power and command that many eyeballs.

We decided after understanding what AOL would like that we were not interested, and we told them a couple days after the meeting.

This allows AOL to not worry about being as much of a head-to-head software developer,

Charlene Li

They were hoping to become what AOL was supposed to be when it made the Time Warner deal six years ago.

There's definitely a payment out there, and AOL eventually will take a check from Microsoft. It's been in the wings for some time, being used as negotiation leverage. Now that those negotiations are effectively over, AOL can go forward with its suit.

You're getting AOL for less than nothing. Time Warner's assets are worth substantially more than the price of the valuation of the stock. It's that simple,

You no longer really have to record the Super Bowl because you can get all the commercials on AOL the next day.

The charge signifies that AOL used its highly inflated stock to purchase hard assets.

The gross profit dollars that AOL makes in narrow-band are as good as they will be in broadband, ... AOL's narrow-band business remains healthy, and there's a focus on both parts of the business and not on one versus the other.

All in all, we find the restructuring removes several overhangs on the stock, namely TWE-related complexities and lack of AOL carriage, on terms favorable to the company.

All I hear about is the AOL service -- give me a break. That's 20 percent of the company's revenue and it's 100 percent of the story.

The combination of AOL and Time Warner doesn't really hit any regulatory barriers and, certainly from my perspective, this is a compelling combination that actually has an opportunity on a worldwide basis to make a substantial contribution.

You will see more integration of AOL content and services within the browser toolbar. You may see, for instance, an Instant Messenger button within Navigator. But Microsoft will be doing the same thing, integrating its portal content into its browser. I don't see this deal greatly improving Navigator's market share.

The goal is to unify AOL Time Warner, to sharpen its focus, capture synergies for growth and strengthen the integration of the company. We are not cutting into muscle, and these are not across-the-board cuts. It's only where appropriate.

The goal of Microsoft is to prevent AOL from dominating the broadband space,

An AOL counter-bid is not out of the question. The nice thing about a Cox deal is that it would be part of AOL and part of its revenue and cash flow .

The chances are good for AOL to succeed here because its definition of success won't be the same as it is for Microsoft or even Yahoo. What AOL wants is wide use of business clients connected to its worldwide user base, and to make money off that.