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Re: Level 3 Agrees to Purchase Global Crossing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Coulson)
Mon Apr 11 10:46:56 2011
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:46:06 -0400
From: David Coulson <david@davidcoulson.net>
To: Mike Walter <mwalter@3z.net>
In-Reply-To: <D7092CF606B8964193F248C92106B7814B3F56@zionex01.ZION.local>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On 4/11/11 10:41 AM, Mike Walter wrote:
> I find it amusing that the article says - "The deal will combine two unprofitable companies...".
>
> So I guess the thinking is that two negatives make a positive?
>
> -Mike
Since they will be saving a whole $40mm annually, profitability is
pretty much guaranteed - right? ;-)
Wasn't there a telco CEO who would blow that much in strip clubs? Savvis
springs to mind, but I don't remember.
David
