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AOL: Amazon Who?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the 900-lb-gorilla dept.

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."

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  1. CD's... by Kewjoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean they'll include music in those damn CD's they keep sending me?

    1. Re:CD's... by bj8rn · · Score: 4, Funny

      If you stick one of these cd's they send you into a cd-player, you'll find that there's some very avant-garde noise on it. Whether it counts as music is up to you to decide.

      --
      Hell is not other people; it is yourself. - Ludwig Wittgenstein
  2. But this will be better! by xintegerx · · Score: 4, Funny

    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!
  3. AOL, service provider, dead at 8 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - useless and outdated service provider AOL was found dead in on the .com cutting floor this morning.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.

  4. AOL became self-aware. by Comsn · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  5. AOL CD's oh boy, I can't wait... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    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?

  6. Here's a thought... by Kyouryuu · · Score: 4, Funny
    Here's a thought.

    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