Why not. But let's take it a step further. On the back of the RC rats, have radio-controlled flies, similar to the one in Lexx. They can be created to do aerial surveilance of anything from rooms where hostages are being kept to overseas enemy strongholds
Actually, the reason they're doing so poorly
is the Zik Zak Effect.
Does anyone here remember Max Headroom (the ABC
TV series that aired during the 1980's)? There
was an episode in which Zik Zak, a large corporation, bought out a controlling share in
Network 23 thinking they would increase their
profits. What actually happened was that many
of the other companies who were advertising with
Network 23 stopped doing business with them
because they did not want to pay a rival for the
air time and Network 23 (and Zik Zak) ended up
losing money rather than gaining it. In the end,
the only way for Zik Zak to recover was to sell
Network 23 back to the original owners.
Essentially, AOL has done the same thing by buying a controlling portion of Time Warner.
Unless they are willing to take initial loss
and sell it back to its original owners, AOL
will no doubt find Time Warner to be a white
elephant.
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Why not. But let's take it a step further. On the back of the RC rats, have radio-controlled flies, similar to the one in Lexx. They can be created to do aerial surveilance of anything from rooms where hostages are being kept to overseas enemy strongholds
Actually, the reason they're doing so poorly is the Zik Zak Effect. Does anyone here remember Max Headroom (the ABC TV series that aired during the 1980's)? There was an episode in which Zik Zak, a large corporation, bought out a controlling share in Network 23 thinking they would increase their profits. What actually happened was that many of the other companies who were advertising with Network 23 stopped doing business with them because they did not want to pay a rival for the air time and Network 23 (and Zik Zak) ended up losing money rather than gaining it. In the end, the only way for Zik Zak to recover was to sell Network 23 back to the original owners. Essentially, AOL has done the same thing by buying a controlling portion of Time Warner. Unless they are willing to take initial loss and sell it back to its original owners, AOL will no doubt find Time Warner to be a white elephant.