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Date Posted: 03:33:38 11/09/04 Tue
Author: Sage
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Subject: Even more interesting
In reply to: Sage 's message, "Re: Looking for connection" on 02:47:05 11/09/04 Tue

is this transcript of an interview of John Malone by Ken Auletta.

The last thing Malone says is this:

Q: I want to ask one other question. When you sit across from a fellow-C.E.O. negotiating, what is the thing you worry about most, be it an individual or some other point? What gives you nightmares? What do you fear most in a negotiation?

A: What you really are afraid of is that you're competing against somebody who is rich and irrational. I mean, it used to be a given, a saying in the industry: Don't ever bid against Rupert Murdoch for anything Rupert wants, because if you win you lose. You will have paid way too much.

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