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AOL: Amazon Who?
theodp writes "America Online said that it is now selling DVDs and CDs directly as part of its push into digital music, ending a temporary link it had with Amazon.com until it was able to do so itself. The step to sell physical CDs and DVDs is part of AOL's efforts to get a bigger share of the digital music pie to offset shrinkage in its dial-up Internet service and the slump in ad spending. AOL plans to build on its music offerings, which now include online music subscription service MusicNet, with a digital music store that will let users burn as many songs to CDs as they want."
Does this mean they'll include music in those damn CD's they keep sending me?
Everybody knows Amazon will be done for. For, with every AOL STORE CD purchase, you get two CDs free of AOL's own choice!
Even before you make a purchase!
If you know what I mean... When you look at it this way, AOL is already the biggest CD distributor already, with the most CD's in the most homes (and trash cans.)
Cover your eyes and click this link!
to offset shrinkage in its dial-up Internet service
So, wait, who is stealing AOL dialup? More interestingly, why would people steal AOL dialup?
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - useless and outdated service provider AOL was found dead in on the .com cutting floor this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to landfills full of unopened CD's. Truly an internet bubble icon.
on July 4th, 2004, AOL became self-aware, it took control of communications and launched an attack on us, the humans.
3 billion people died that day.
Buying your internet access alone from America Online is dubious enough in it's justification. But buying your music CD's from AOL? That's tantamount to clinical insanity.
VOTE!
Whoever thought it up must be married... ;)
Will it be like this:
You'll end up getting 3 CD's a week you didn't order?
You'll call to cancel, but there is a fee, and the CDs keep coming anyway?
When you try to stop playing their CD's, will your stereo / DVD player fail to play CD's from other sources?
Will DVD Owners end up forming a class action law suit to regain control of their TVs?
AOL - is that pronounced 'A - Hole's ? Right?
to offset shrinkage in its dial-up Internet service
Must be cold in the modem pool...
If Mr. Edison had thought smarter he wouldn't sweat as much. --Nikola Tesla
If AOL really wanted to save money, they'd stop supplying every friggen' store and consumer in America with two thousand CDs whenever a new version came out. :P
I'd imagine that even the newest of AOL users would still be able to type in www.amazon.com in thier web browser
You'd think that, but you'd be underestimating the stupidity of an AOL user. Based on the users which have switched from AOL to an ISP I support, if they have the motor control to double-click a mouse 50% of the time they try, they deserve a gold star. This is what happens if you try to get them to find a web browser.
Me: You have to open a web browser
Them: Uh, what's that?
Me: The program you use to look at web pages.
Them: (silence)
Me: Ok, are you on your desktop?
Them: My what?
Me: The place with a bunch of ico..pictures that you click on to do stuff.
Them: Oooooh. Ok. Yup.
Me: Double-click on the Internet Explorer icon.
Them: (instantly, without looking) I don't see it.
Me: Do you see a big blue E? Double-click the big blue E.
Them: (27 clicks later). Hey. I thought I was with (name of ISP), not MSN.
Me: That's just the default page that IE brings up. Type the address of a webpage in the address bar.
Them: Where's that?
Me: A white box near the top of the screen. It probably says msn.com in it right now.
Them: But I don't want to be with MSN!
Me: (hangs up)