"MALAK: You know that is a very difficult question to answer. If some big operator said to my company it's worth $25 billion, I think you know who I'm talking about, I mean it's worth whatever an operator can value. "Worth to "My" company".. May differ from, "worth to the buyer's offer". "
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* this is a strange thing to post, in reply to what I said previous to it. 1) it clearly validates what I said about how my memory told me that Malak never stated anything about 25b being a "minimun", as he sure doesn't say that in the quote provided. (unless you posted it to back me up, which I doubt cuz out of character for you..). Or, if by some crazy stretch, you do actually see his quote as conveying a minimum, then all I can say is my interpretation of statement is as follows:
Someone obviously must've asked what is minimum to be acceptable? Malek replies, quite sensibly, that it's a difficult to answer question. "if some operator says to my company it's worth $25 billion, I think you know who I'm talking about, I mean it's worth whatever some operator can value."
To me, that meant nothing more than any other persons have said a million times, that is, a given thing is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Totally mundane statement. To read anything more than that into it, is just that; 'reading in'... It means nothing more than a play it safe reply, period. He actually validates that assessment, w/the last line. Nothing more, nothing less.
As to you like it "short & sweet", I bet you do. Sounds shallow. As to the figures on the bottom, no clue...what it is sure not about vplm.
