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AOL To Charge for AIM Videoconferences
gwoodrow writes "In some of my college computer classes, we discussed the necessity of some sort of profit to be made eventually from major software. AIM was often sited as a rare example of a large company offering up a free service that generated almost no profit whatsoever. Well, that's all changing. It seems that AOL will begin charging for both voice and video conferencing services via the buddy list. Some AIM addicts are surely getting worried that AOL may eventually charge for regular usage."
I like working at home in the nude, but that's not something other people need to be exposed to!
To avoid being charged, forward this message to everyone on your contact list! AOL will keep track of how many people forward this and if enough of us do, then they will be forced to keep AIM free! Thanks!
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And this applies to AOL just how?
Step 1: Offer the service for free initially.
Step 2: Get the customers hooked.
Step 3: Milk the customers.
I wonder if this business strategy has been patented yet.
People might actually get some work done again. AIM is the new PowerPoint.
Says AOL to itself:
Gee, where are we going to find an immense subscriber base with lots of money and little sense?
Where, dammit, WHERE?
My boss believes that AOL IS the internet! She doesn't get that when I open up Mozilla and it connects using the cable modem that it's the same internet as she can access on AOL. She says "The internet is down! AOL won't connect!" oh gosh I just about die every time.
D00d, what are you talking about?!
instead of RTFA'ing
Oh god, how that makes me laugh, that's hilarious....
The last one :-)
:-)
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When I first started going back in the late 70's they had the slides, mostly of small businesses in the local area plus the obligitory cinema snackbar advertisment, the we got trailers added to the mix, followed by full TV type advertisments, last time I went it was a mixture of all three - and depending on the rating of the film the TV type ads can be quite racy at times, but then out TV can be quite racey at times too
Slackware - because apt is for the lazy.
My mouth is watering at the memory of the slideshow style ad that featured a local Indian restaurant near the Apollo cinema in Leeds, England.
I remember going there for a curry after seeing the premier showing of Blade Runner with my Dad.
Replicants, Keema Faal and eight pints of Tetley's Bitter. It doesn't get any better than that!
Funny, I said the same about Windows.
Sera
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What...you mean I can go out and buy Spongebob Squarepants stuff?
red rocket... red rocket..
I used to have a better sig than this, but I got tired of it