The gloves are off

More emails from both sides of the fallout between AOL and its corporate parent, Time Warner. You can view the whole thread at http://www.valleywag.com/tech/bitchfest. Keep 'em coming. Expletives to a minimum, and gossip to the max. Email tips@valleywag.com. Confidentiality is sacred.

Let the gloves come off. May I ask Jeff and Dick what exactly was their public strategy for AOL? A look at the record shows absolutely zero - not one forward looking statement, other than a left handed comment about AOL missing the trend in online advertising. Their private strategy? AOL, you have to stay focused on the tactical sub business - only AOL and TimeWarner Cable's performance keep us in our seats and off the dole. . Sorry for the underinvestment! Jon is not perfect, but it was 100 percent his idea to go counter to the TWX endorsed playbook and shift away from the aging subscription model. Jeffs activist engagement since taking the helm? One single day trip to Dulles - his second biggest earner in the company. The view from the ranks? Shabby treatment from a group of folk looking to apply revisionist history, soviet-style, to the course of events. Loved the note from Dick and Jeff on how they worked on the plan with Jon. My advice? Go back to making the Happy Gilmore sequel.

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