[The alliance] didn't work, so let's move on. |
Comcast's other leading asset is QVC, the country's leading electronic reader over cable today. That's a tremendous building block that can be used as the Internet opens up and electronic commerce emerges perhaps as one of its biggest applications, |
He's larger than life to me, |
I hope that you express what's on your mind. |
I wanted to live as well-rounded a life as I could. I wanted my own independence. |
It was the right message. This was a very messy process but when you cut through all the noise, this is an awesome company, |
Like any big company, they've got a brand name, and they've got to keep extending it. Because the reality is, there's not a whole lot of difference between their search (engine) and anyone else's. |
Peace is the right approach. War is the wrong approach. |
So far it looks terrific and they'll make a tremendous return for their investment, |
The case has given me an opportunity to do what I do today. We're all faced with challenges, and the best we can do is rise to the occasion and hope that we do what's right. I think that's what I did. |
The message out of the AOL meeting was: We're getting back in touch with our subscribers, and we anticipate growing again. They put together a very coherent, realistic presentation, but no one likes to see down numbers. |
The numbers were terrific on the revenue side, ... Business was very solid and most of their growth was organic, which is very impressive. |
The world hasn't ended. There is seasonality in online advertising. That's not surprising, |
The world hasn't ended. There is seasonality in online advertising. That's not surprising. |
There's nothing revolutionary about it, ... but I don't think that matters. |