(101 quotes found)
“To the extent that opportunities are now available to enhance value at AOL, which we believe there are, we implore management and the Board to move more decisively than they have in the past.”
Carl Icahn
“It is my belief that, if the proper partner were allowed to have control of AOL, shareholder value would be much more greatly enhanced than through a half-hearted joint venture that might only serve the purpose of entrenching management.”
“We also approached Yahoo, MSN, and AOL. They all complied with our request.”
Charles Miller
“Microsoft has complied with our request, as has Yahoo and AOL. We have not analyzed the data yet.”
“Despite the struggles of its ISP arm, AOL.com is well positioned because of the number of users of AIM (AOL's Instant Messaging) and the strength of its new online mail offering.”
Charlene Li
“AOL is very aggressively going after broadband. Does this deal put them at a disadvantage? I don't know. I know AOL wants access to @Home's network. But it certainly makes @Home a more direct competitor to AOL.”
Bruce Smith
“Anybody that looked at their balance sheet and at how much value they were placing on AOL understood there was a potential impairment charge there.”
Youssef Squali
“Taking a close look at all technical options is the right thing for them (AOL and MSN) to be doing.”
“From the consumer point of view, there may be questions about whether you'll have to be an AOL subscriber to get Time magazine. That combination of media with the access is one through which you may be able to block access to your competitors' subscribers.”
“[Others say the deal could also raise flags over the combined AOL Time Warner's ability to limit access to Internet content.] From the consumer point of view, there may be questions about whether you'll have to be an AOL subscriber to get Time magazine, ... That combination of media with the access is one through which you may be able to block access to your competitors' subscribers.”
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