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Case to Step Down from AOLTW
squiggleslash writes "Reuters is reporting that Steve Case, the CEO of AOL Time Warner, is resigning, to be effective in May. He'll still be part of AOLTW but as a director responsible for joint strategy. There have been various moves afoot to oust the man who masterminded AOL's takeover of the media giant: the Time Warner part of the partnership wants control whereas Case came from the loss making super-ISP. Case quitting could be bad news for technologists given the current battles between content providers like Time Warner and the Internet and computer industries."
hope he gets a truck full of AOL cds
Perhaps now I can regain some of the money I lost in the freaking stock of AOL!
Ted Turner announced, with the help of wrestlers Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, from his former wrestling organization (World Championship Wrestling), a "New World Order" (nWo) would be taking over AOL-TW, and there's not a damn thing anybody can do about it. Turner finished his press conference by saying "You're either with us, or you're against us, and you don't want to be against us."
I can't understand why CNN wouldn't produce a show like that...
Next week, "Microsoft's Monopolistic Practices" on MSNBC...
Steve Case is responsible for /.?
...oOOo..'(_)'..oOOo...
'USENET used to be smart people in front of dumb-terminals, now it's dumb people in front of smart-terminals.'
BIFF: " HOW DO I LOOK AT THE PICTURES ON MY HARD DRIVE?"
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Good riddence
Let me guess. You brought all the bad spellers.
-- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to
...AOL's $22.95 a month was too much even for him.
I'll form my OWN solar system! With blackjack! And hookers!
(AP) Across the nation, child molesters, kiddie-porn addicts, NAMBLA Members, Catholic Priests and other pederasts dropped their pants in a moment of tribute as Steve "The Great Enabler" Case announced his resignation from AOL Time-Warner (AOLTW) today.
Said shavedbi_86, a dude who pretends to be a chick in various online forums, as he dropped trou in an internet cafe in downtown Bangor, Maine: "Man, [Steve Case]... damn. I dunno where else I'd be able to indulge my recurring fantasies of having a minor female cross state lines to have lesbian intercourse with me, if it weren't for AOL. Under [Steve Case's] guidance, AOL has grown from a small, regional communication system for perverts in Virginia, to an international hub for child pornography. God bless you Mr. Case!"
Law enforcement officials were also quick to comment. "Although some are quick to judge AOL for its congregation of sexual predators, we'd like to applaud Mr. Case for the family-friendly nature of his service. I myself enjoy the occasional meeting in an AOL chat room, knowing that I can trade porno in peace and security, guarded by the AOL Terms of Service from any foul-mouthed, anti-social behavior in its chat rooms", said Mr. A------t, a justice department official, on condition of anonymity.
Said president George Bush, upon hearing of the resignation: "Whad'ya mean it's pronounced New-CLEE-er?"
Other famous Americans, including Bugs Bunny and Superman, also expressed regret at Mr. Case's resignation.
Mr. Case, who now prefers to be called simply "Heather", could not be reached for comment.
-- I wanna decide who lives and who dies - Crow T. Robot, MST3K
Hmm, that site looks pretty secure, huh? ;)
Are they running IIS?
Anyway, I guess "easy to use" and "secure" are mutually exclusive over at Ark.
Okay, he made a little boo-boo and his pointless merger will cost investors quite a few billion dollars. But that's hardly cause to slap him down to Joint Strategist. What does a Join Strategist make, anyways, a few dozen million dollars per year? Yeah, I know the company is losing money, but we all make mistakes and a guy has to eat and keep the bar in his Leerjet stocked.
Me too!
...."goodbye!"
-RickTheWizKid
I used to use AOL... then I grew up
Wasn't that the name of Andy Farmer's novel in that movie Funny Farm?
Sunlit World Scheme. Weird and different.
"Anonymous Coward"
Anonymous Coward? Or should I call you MR. ANONYMOUS STEVE CASE?
For a 1337 h^xx0r ready to pound on Windows you sure can't format an HTML message to save your life.