Dilleet:
OK, if we are going to change history, I would propose something like this:
1) Apple sells its AKAM for a big profit;
2) Invests Lango's suggested $100M back into AKAM;
3) Apple gets some number of preferred shares.
It does seem like some amount of ownership in some form would be beneficial for Apple in that example.
FWIW, today about 13% of AKAM is held by insiders. It would seem that some other company owning 5% or 10% equity in preferred shares would offer some benefits, eh?
I have not studied the AKAM/AAPL relationship lately, but I assume AKAM is still actively involved in AAPL? I think I once wrote that Apple should have bought AKAM outright; then Apple could have built out a VPN for Mac folks and QT users thus insuring a seamless delivery system from the POP to the desktop.
I had a lot more ideas before I got old, married and had a kid.
BR,
Kurt
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