The details of the deal changed, but the outcome remained the same, with Compuserve being bought for the same price that the paper quoted months ago. We'll account for the acquisition and take a closer look after the dust settles. Of course the acquisition merited full Foolish coverage , available from the Evening News page. Along with AOL, the latest addition to the Fool Portfolio led us higher as well. The stock purchase has led to interesting debate on the message board.
Many Fools are skeptical of the stock's valuation.
I look forward to reading the recap and then responding to Greg's points next Tuesday. There's good reason to be optimistic about the future of online commerce. Just a few decades ago the thought of having food delivered to your front door was alien. A new convenience business was born. The risks are there, too, certainly.