I don't think it was a situation of "Let's cut off the fat and charge them more". If I remember right (and my memory could be fuzzy on this), Gary said it was more like his provider started formatting this information in a different manner, thus requiring a drastic re- tooling to get it back in the old format.
It was so easy to scroll down a spreadsheet to find out what the company's main line was, now that requires going to the internet. Let's say you wanted to find a stock that does business in China and the word China is not in the stock name. Just hit Ctrl+F in Excel, type in the word China, and the job is done within seconds. So many uses. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining or belly-aching.....more like reminiscing.....and wishing for the good old days. Hahahaaaa!!!! Joe --- In [email protected], "investor0329" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are right. > > Is it not a basic law of thermodynamics...that says...given time, > all things tend to disorder?..like less info in the briefing..and , > eventually, little or no Social Security? > > > --- In [email protected], "acadian21" <acadian21@> > wrote: > > > > I should have clarified that statement. The information for the > > Briefing field changed, where they no longer provide detailed > > information about a company's core business. > > > > For example the 1-3-05 briefing for ADBE states: > > > > ADBE is a provider of graphic design, publishing, & imaging > software > > for Web and print production. (followed by other fundamental info) > > > > The (new version) Briefing for 1-3-06 states: > > > > For the fiscal year ended 2 December 2005, Adobe System > > Incorporated's revenues increased 18% to $1.97B. (followed by > other > > fundamental info) > > > > Notice there is no information there about the company's core > > business. > > > > You know how you may periodically get those ads in the mail for > > newletters touting their "Hot Stock" of the year? They tell you > all > > about the company, but come just short of telling you the name (or > > symbol) of the company (after all, the goal is to get you to > > subscribe to their newsletter). Exporting the old Briefing field > into > > Excel allowed you to search the entire QP database and know > EXACTLY > > what company they are talking about.....within seconds I might > add. > > This is just one example of the usefulness of the old format. > > > > > > Joe Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quotes-plus/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
