Steve Case's remarks (Score 1)

At the press conference announcing the merger, Steve Case had some remarks that I thought were quite interesting: (These were taken from the audio webcast, any typos are mine)

"Together we can change the future for the better."

The better for who, I wonder??

"This merger will launch the next Internet revolution."

How can you launch the next Internet revolution without the father of the Internet, Al Gore?

"... we can't just come up with faster, more affordable ways to deliver information..."

Excuse me? This from the king of busy signals and $23/month dialup service.

"... the company's potential for innovation..."

Like the way AOL bought Netscape and "innovated" it right into the ground? As far as I know, the only company that would consider that "innovation" is Microsoft.

"The possibilities are truly endless."

That's what we're all afraid of.

"I'll be chairman of the board focussing on the things I do best and care the most about while the hard work of managing this diverse company and 80,000 employees will be shouldered by Jerry Levin."

Translation: "I'll take all the credit and Jerry will do all the work."

"... in the last few months, [Jerry and I] spend A LOT of time together..."

Do their wives know about this???

I can just imaging the following coming about:

"You've got news!"

"You've got Time!"

"CNN is reporting, from a reputable AOL source, a new deadly threat to the Internet! The source: an email entitled, 'Good Times'. "