Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

AOL & NSI To Team Up

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the scary-stuff dept.

kettch wrote to us with a recent story on CNet about AOL and NSI teaming-up to offer "co-branded service". If I remember correctly, at one point AOL was going to compete with NSI in offering domain registrations, so it's interesting to note that they have decided to play nice with each other.

2 of 64 comments (clear)

  1. News from CNET by Shin+Elendale · · Score: 4
    Today, following news of AOL and NSI's teamup, Steve Case has made an official public announcement:

    "Thank you all for being here today. I am officialling taking over the internet. All non-aol approved websites will lose their domain names effective immediately. My new address will be the White House as I've sued the governments of the world out of existance for all their .gov sites (which I own) and other infringements upon my legal rights. My new title will be 'The King: Lord Case, May He Live For A Thousand Years'. That is all, thank you."

    Bill Gates and his new company, LinuxSoft, declined to comment.
    In unrelated news, The two Microsoft halves continue a long and ugly legal battle to untie Windows and decide who gets what. Unfortunately, the current judge was found dead today of what looks like a self-inflicted knife wound.

    -Elendale (no longer will I flame AOL mindlessly, I will now make fun of them with fake news posts)

    --

    IANAT (I Am Not A Troll)

  2. I can see it now... by Wntrmute · · Score: 4

    "You've got a domain name!"

    "Register your domain now, and get 300 free hours of AOL!"

    "With Instant messaging, email, the Internet, and domain names, no wonder it's number one!"

    But seriously this bothers me... Why do I forsee this:

    A few years down the road, my company, (an ISP) calls up to find out why their domain has not been renewed on the company credit card...

    Phone Rep: "AOL-Time Warner-NSI-General Motors-RJ Reynolds, how may I help you?"

    Me: "Yes, I was calling to see why my domain, isp.net was not renewed."

    Phone Rep: "Ahh, I see that you provide Internet service through that domain?"

    Me: "Yup, have for several years now."

    Phone Rep: "Well, we have adopted a new domain registration policy for ISPs. Your domain will now cost a percentage of your annual profits. This number will..."

    Me (interrupting): What?!?

    Phone Rep: "Yes, it's our new policy. Now, if you get 1 OC-3 through us, your cost falls to a 25%, but if you get 2, then..."

    Me (interrupting again): Are you kidding me, I'm not giving up my profits for a domain name!"

    Phone Rep: "Well, you don't really have choice, see. We own the system. We won't let you transfer the domain. Now, if you give each of your users a copy of Instant Messenger and our Time Warner movies-on-demand service, you cost drops to a mere..."

    Me: I wonder if anyone wants to buy an ISP?

    -Wintermute