Up front, the quarter was fantastic.

When you get rid of the volatility factor the stock option expense creates, the earnings growth was actually very good.

It's all ahead of you.

They've been unwilling to sell to date, and I don't see what would have changed their mind at this point in the game. You could make the argument that they are in turnaround, and selling now might be at the bottom.

It has a certain appeal in terms of solving a couple of problems on both sides.

There were a lot of players expecting a special dividend -- myself included -- and that is a bit of a disappointment.