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."

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Re:Amazon

[RALE007]

RTFA, it's a total of four tiny paragraphs, the first of which is:

An AOL spokeswoman said the Internet division of AOL Time Warner Inc. had been using Amazon on an interim basis to sell CDs and DVDs. She added that its pacts with the online retailer are still ongoing.

Re:Is Amazon still Spamazon?

[Anonymous Coward]

I've bought from Amazon many times, I've never received an email from them except for order status and confirmation, etc.

Re:Is Amazon still Spamazon?

[generic-man]

I've bought from Amazon all the time, and I've never received a promotion I didn't ask for. The unique e-mail address I use for Amazon has never been used for any other purpose than informing me of my order status.

Geeks sure can hold grudges.