Andrea Williams Quotations

Netscape will have to spend more and do more to catch up ... But they still have 60 percent of the browser market share.

For the same reason Excite is successful as a search engine, I think community focus sites are doing well because that's all they do.

I think they'd get the most value out of a large media company or a big retailer on the e-commerce front. But there are a lot of different things that can accelerate growth.

We've got our weighting back to neutral but we're reluctant to go underweight, we think conditions are still supportive for the stocks.

There is some anticipation ahead of Bush's speech as his planned tax cuts should help the U.S. consumer, but much of the package has already been leaked.

What is exciting, is for the first time we are starting to see leverage in their operating models so they should remain profitable,

Earnings have been pretty good so far. What surprises me are the increases in dividends and the positive outlooks.

European company earnings estimates are way too high as you now have the currency against them and the oil price may not be significantly lower in the second half.

European companies have a lot of cash on their balance sheets, so it's good to see them making deals to grow. Earnings have been very good. Rising rates won't derail any of the economic growth we're seeing.

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AOL ( AOL ), ... is one of our top picks right now. We think there are two issues that have clouded this story. One was Internet access pricing models and the threat of Microsoft. The other was the cable modem issue. We think when they report their third quarter this September, we'll see indications that investors do not need to be concerned about the pricing issue. And that is going to be continued positive news for AOL stock.

At some point in 1999, I think they'll pursue something deeper, probably a media empire. I think they're going to want ownership of brands other than their own that can drive people to their site. (They) need some offline assets -- some real-world assets.

It's a total lack of buyers. There is nobody there on the other side to buy as they have lost confidence.

It's a good idea that you get some independent assessment and don't assume the daughter starts running the bank. She has to put her case. To be fair, I think her case is quite strong.

strong earnings, confidence on the global economy and strong U.S. retail numbers over the (Thanksgiving) holiday period.

It's incrementally positive. ... It's not a negative but does it open up a new opportunity? I'm not sure it does that.

It was a great quarter for the company. Revenue growth was much stronger than anticipated.

The last thing the market needs, ... is another 250 public Internet companies. I think this is the biggest threat to Internet valuations.

The markets are with him and I think the numbers will be pretty good.