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AOL to Launch Discount "Netscape" Internet Service

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nothing-left-but-brand-recognition dept.

BigJimSlade writes "AOL is planning to launch a discounted internet service. The service will have less of the 'extras' that AOL users are used to, but will only cost $9.95 a month. In a move to cash-in on name recognition, AOL will be naming this service 'Netscape'."

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  1. Good move. by grub · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Ma & Pa Kettle don't need 150Kb+ incoming for their P2P apps. They want to log in to the InterWeb and check their email for pics of their grandkids. If this doesn't get them loads of new users I'll be very suprised.

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  2. Cash in on name recognition? by ERJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    More like confuse the hell out of the average person...

    Customer Support: Our web site supports IE4+ and Netscape 6+
    Customer: You need a specific ISP?
    Customer Support: Huh?

  3. "Less features" for AOL means... by leftie · · Score: 5, Funny

    They have taken away internet access and they just show you all the AOL advertising

  4. Netscape by Phroggy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What I want to know is, will they ship the Netscape 7 browser to subscribers, ship a Netscape-branded hack of Internet Explorer with the home page set to netscape.com, or provide no extra software at all?

    This could be a nightmare for tech support. You have no idea how many times I've had people tell me their web browser or Internet Service Provider was Yahoo, because that's what their home page was set to.

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    $x='S24;r)>63/* h@<5+oZ)32"5cz';$me='phroggy'x$];
    $x=~y+ -xz+\0-Tx+;print$_^chop$me for split'',$x;