In a statement, Mr. Allen said: "I respect Senator Webb's service to our country and the very personal decision that he and his family have made.
No, that's not to take anything away from Webb's service — including as a war hero, Navy secretary under Ronald Reagan and one-term senator from Virginia.
"You can characterize the attitude as 'public shareholders should be seen and not heard,' " said David Webb, who edits an Internet service, Webb-site.com, that tracks public companies in Hong Kong.
All play men who initially help Webb in his reporting.
"We're certainly in the danger zone for this deal," said David Webb, editor of Webb-site.com, an Internet service for investors.
"This is now basically an old-economy utility, comparable to British Telecommunications or an American Baby Bell," said David Webb, the editor of Webb-site.com, an Internet service that tracks Hong Kong companies.
"Jimmy Lai is not popular among the tycoons in this town, and they have considerable representation on the stock exchange," said David Webb, editor of Webb-site.com, an online service that tracks Hong Kong companies.
"Hong Kong has a very competitive mobile market, so perhaps the customers aren't worth as much," said David Webb, a former investment banker who edits Webb-site.com, an Internet service that tracks deals.
Webb: My main responsibilities lie in product development, press, social media and customer service.
He was neither the first nor last to cash in on fame: soon you could buy pottery, a dinner service, books, boxes of matches and all sorts of other Webb-endorsed products.
