The Big Deal
"With the merger of America Online and Time Warner, it would appear that the millipede of the millennium has been created." JOHN FLICK Rockford, Ill.
I respect the corporate values expressed by TIME's Norman Pearlstine and Walter Isaacson in their letter to readers about the merger of TIME's parent company with America Online [AOL-TIME WARNER MERGER, Jan. 24]. In this day of corporate mergers and acquisitions, I believe compatible corporate values make for a successful marriage. I am not familiar with AOL's values, yet I do have the perception that AOL is strongly oriented toward customer service. How...