1. A commercial showing 19 gazillion people lining up outside your corporate headquarters to complain is probably, how shall I say, ill-advised?
2. Speaking of which, I've got a idea on how you can make the Internet better: Stop undermining your own product *cough*Netscape*cough*. Next thing you know, they'll be telling their subscribers that they have to use the MSN front-end to access the AOL service.
3. If you're in Europe, then you're sure the heck not America Online are you, cheesedick? Rename that division. America's stock in the world isn't too high right now, so make the A stand for something else. I know this has been pointed out ad infinitum, but I think it bears repeating since the geniuses over there obviously haven't caught on yet.
4. Be a uniter, not a divider. Please merge with another company and finally collapse under your own weight, already. What good is splitting up in four gonna do?
5. Newsflash: Joining AOL is not like joining the mob. People can get out and go to a competitor if they want. They don't have to explain themselves to you. Don't like people signing up for the free trial than canceling before they have to pay? Costing you too much? Aww poor babies, let me go cry you a tear or two. Guess what, when you try that marketing bullshit, them's the breaks.
You can look at reorganizing and restructuring and all that jazz till you're blue in the face, but there comes a time to look within and come to terms with your own irrelevance. Getting onto the "Internets" isn't tough anymore. People are catching on.
"We can't be too concerned with protecting the rights of ordinary Americans." - Bill Clinton.
Actually, the quote is:
President William J. Clinton: "We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans to legitimately own handguns and rifles...that we are unable to think about reality." USA Today, March 11, 1993
Still an unattractive quote to a lot of folks, but when you stick a period in the middle of that sentence, its meaning changes a bit, no?
Also:
"We're going to take some things away from you, for the common good." - Hillary Clinton, very recently.
Yes, she said it. But what was she talking about, and who was she talking to? Was she talking about freedom? Rights? Liberties? Noooo... tax dollars.
Here it is in a slightly broader context:
From: http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/0629 04n_clintons
Headlining an appearance with other Democratic women senators on behalf of Sen. Barbara Boxer, who is up for re-election this year, Hillary Clinton told several hundred supporters -- some of whom had ponied up as much as $10,000 to attend -- to expect to lose some of the tax cuts passed by President Bush if Democrats win the White House and control of Congress.
"Many of you are well enough off that... the tax cuts may have helped you," Sen. Clinton said. "We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
There is a big difference between taking away tax cuts from the wealthy, and taking away all American's civil liberties.
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"I'll form the head!" -Sorry, couldn't resist.
Some tips for the boys and girls at AOL:
1. A commercial showing 19 gazillion people lining up outside your corporate headquarters to complain is probably, how shall I say, ill-advised?
2. Speaking of which, I've got a idea on how you can make the Internet better: Stop undermining your own product *cough*Netscape*cough*. Next thing you know, they'll be telling their subscribers that they have to use the MSN front-end to access the AOL service.
3. If you're in Europe, then you're sure the heck not America Online are you, cheesedick? Rename that division. America's stock in the world isn't too high right now, so make the A stand for something else. I know this has been pointed out ad infinitum, but I think it bears repeating since the geniuses over there obviously haven't caught on yet.
4. Be a uniter, not a divider. Please merge with another company and finally collapse under your own weight, already. What good is splitting up in four gonna do?
5. Newsflash: Joining AOL is not like joining the mob. People can get out and go to a competitor if they want. They don't have to explain themselves to you. Don't like people signing up for the free trial than canceling before they have to pay? Costing you too much? Aww poor babies, let me go cry you a tear or two. Guess what, when you try that marketing bullshit, them's the breaks.
You can look at reorganizing and restructuring and all that jazz till you're blue in the face, but there comes a time to look within and come to terms with your own irrelevance. Getting onto the "Internets" isn't tough anymore. People are catching on.
Adapt or die. Preferably the latter.
These quotes are taken slightly out of context:
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... the tax cuts may have helped you," Sen. Clinton said. "We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
"We can't be too concerned with protecting the rights of ordinary Americans." - Bill Clinton.
Actually, the quote is:
President William J. Clinton: "We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans to legitimately own handguns and rifles...that we are unable to think about reality." USA Today, March 11, 1993
Still an unattractive quote to a lot of folks, but when you stick a period in the middle of that sentence, its meaning changes a bit, no?
Also:
"We're going to take some things away from you, for the common good." - Hillary Clinton, very recently.
Yes, she said it. But what was she talking about, and who was she talking to? Was she talking about freedom? Rights? Liberties? Noooo... tax dollars.
Here it is in a slightly broader context:
From:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/062
Headlining an appearance with other Democratic women senators on behalf of Sen. Barbara Boxer, who is up for re-election this year, Hillary Clinton told several hundred supporters -- some of whom had ponied up as much as $10,000 to attend -- to expect to lose some of the tax cuts passed by President Bush if Democrats win the White House and control of Congress.
"Many of you are well enough off that
There is a big difference between taking away tax cuts from the wealthy, and taking away all American's civil liberties.
Be wary of context when you see a quote, folks.