Evidence receipt / evaluation
Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: evaluation
18 Sept 2017 Acquired AOL and Time Warner (with the Internet History Podcast)
“I mean, I would have to go like D or D- because I think had buying Time Warner destroyed AOL, then it’s an F.”
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- Ben Gilbert
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- Claim type
- evaluation
- Recorded
- 18 Sept 2017
- Publisher
- Acquired
Transcript context
…But Time Warner did. Time Warner did but they are the acquiree. I mean, I would have to go like D or D- because I think had buying Time Warner destroyed AOL, then it’s an F. But it’s certainly worse than a C for me. And way, way worse. So I’m going to go with D- and I hope to one day find something on Acquired where something went from like a Fortune 10 to destroying themselves. I don't know. But if we ever have an F, that’s what it would be. Like some company that buys something that causes cancer for $10 billion. Which actually, I shouldn’t joke about that. That’s probably happened or something. Well, all I want to do is as long as this show goes on, I’m the one that first gave an F. Let’s put that in the record.…
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