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.

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.

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,

I hope that you express what's on your mind.

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.

So far it looks terrific and they'll make a tremendous return for their investment,

I wanted to live as well-rounded a life as I could. I wanted my own independence.

The numbers were terrific on the revenue side, ... Business was very solid and most of their growth was organic, which is very impressive.

They've come up with a new product that is changing the way people are advertising. They are changing the way people are doing business.

They're the No. 4 ranked financial Web site, they lived through the bubble, so we know they're tough. They don't need CBS, but they do need a real partner who can help them expand.