In message <852568CB.0068E158.00 at kanmta01.software.mitel.com> you wrote:

>      Interval's big weakness seemed to be in terms of sustainability.  I think
> Paul Allen made it pretty clear from the outset that he was going to dump $100
> million into it and that was all.
I don't think that was quite the arangement, at least not as David
Liddle (ex-CEO) explained it to us. The deal was something like Allen
guaranteeing the loans to run the company with his $100m. The average
annual burn at Interval was something around $40m so a mere 100mill
wouldn't have lasted very long! It was supposed to generate income via
licensing/spinoff/royalties etc. Several companines were spun out and
most of them failed - big surprise! That's what you have to expect.

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