They will never make up the lost revenue in advertising. They would give up billions of dollars from subscriptions and would lose customers who don't need to use AOL anymore since they aren't paying for it. AOL was cool in the 90s, but now it has been eclipsed by other sites like MySpace.
I have used AOL through broadband paying $14.95 per month for the past 7 years. This would be a huge loss of revenue for AOL without the monthly subscription fees. I wonder if they could make it up in advertising at the same rate.
You'll probably see more sites in the future trying to share ad revenue with visitors, and not just video sites. They need something to stand out and draw traffic.
Apple has traditionally maintained a 40-50% margin on computers, so wondering if the iPod is close to this. I'm sure it is a cash cow for the company because they've sold so many.
I wonder what the foundation would do with so much money. Maybe they could operate it as some sort of hedge fund and use the returns for charity while preserving the principle.
What's the talent with Real Al anyway? He just makes parodies and money off of other people's songs. I doubt he would have much clout with a record company in negotiating terms.
Apple has lots of retail stores, so getting a gaming machine would be a good way to boost revenue and get more traffic into the stores especially young folks who might buy an iPod as well.
I don't think rabid soccer fans would want to watch these games online and have to deal with buffering and bandwidth problems. They could just find a TV instead.
Google has introduced a ton of new features lately but how many have gotten anywhere. GMail has been about 2 years and still not fully open to everyone. They have Google Base and Google Videos. The only read groundbreaking service I've seen besides their search engine is the Maps feature. That is pretty cool.
Most of the other features aren't much to write about.
They should have wrote that the iPod puts Steve Jobs in control. Now he can dictate his own ideas and terms to the music industry and there's not a lot they can do about it. He will also get his say in the TV and movie business as well.
Microsoft is desperate to become an Internet power and they have figured out they can't do it with their own programmers and MSN.
They should have bought Yahoo, eBay or Google a long time ago. They even could have bought AOL when it was young.
Anyway, don't think this acquisition could help Microsoft or its stock. EBay would be better off independently traded than with a bureaucratic software giant.
I don't think AOL was that bad and I have used it since 1996. It obviously did something right since it had over 30 million subscribers and the company was able to buy out Time Warner.
it's a big deal for Google to be on the search toolbar. They don't want MSN to get the searches and advertising that could be generated by being on the browser.
Google's entire revenue stream is from advertising and they are trying to protect it from Microsoft.
Well this is the same model as network TV. Offer free programs and sell commercial space. It's a multi-billion dollar business so why not copy this to the Web.
The weather is ideal in Silicon Valley since it is not cold like the North but not hot like San Diego. If it was much warmer here, more people would head out to the beach instead of working or coming up with the next big thing.
NYC is too glamourous and trendy to become a great tech haven. Silicon Valley has its own atmosphere where nerds don't have to be self conscious without the glitz and glamour of NY or LA.
I wonder if there is a minimum bid for running video ads on sites. I bet that Google will charge a premium for videos and will have to share it with the sites.
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They will never make up the lost revenue in advertising. They would give up billions of dollars from subscriptions and would lose customers who don't need to use AOL anymore since they aren't paying for it. AOL was cool in the 90s, but now it has been eclipsed by other sites like MySpace.
I have used AOL through broadband paying $14.95 per month for the past 7 years. This would be a huge loss of revenue for AOL without the monthly subscription fees. I wonder if they could make it up in advertising at the same rate.
You'll probably see more sites in the future trying to share ad revenue with visitors, and not just video sites. They need something to stand out and draw traffic.
If he had any hair, Ballmer would be pulling it out right now.
Apple has traditionally maintained a 40-50% margin on computers, so wondering if the iPod is close to this. I'm sure it is a cash cow for the company because they've sold so many.
I wonder what the foundation would do with so much money. Maybe they could operate it as some sort of hedge fund and use the returns for charity while preserving the principle.
They should count virtual friends and IM buddies.
Craig could always call up some bankers and do an open-auction IPO, you never know.
All the young people are on MYSpace. I doubt they will give Netscape a look. Who uses their browser anyway?
What's the talent with Real Al anyway? He just makes parodies and money off of other people's songs. I doubt he would have much clout with a record company in negotiating terms.
Apple has lots of retail stores, so getting a gaming machine would be a good way to boost revenue and get more traffic into the stores especially young folks who might buy an iPod as well.
I don't think rabid soccer fans would want to watch these games online and have to deal with buffering and bandwidth problems. They could just find a TV instead.
I think Microsoft has more of a chance with their search engine than Ask.com. I still wouldn't use either one of them.
I don't know if Apple would get into gaming. They would lose lots of money for awhile.
Even Microsoft is losing millions with the xBox and they are subsidizing the price to get it into market.
The elevator needs to go down just one floor so it is kind of silly to use. I guess it is needed for handicapped people or "group customers."
Google has introduced a ton of new features lately but how many have gotten anywhere. GMail has been about 2 years and still not fully open to everyone. They have Google Base and Google Videos. The only read groundbreaking service I've seen besides their search engine is the Maps feature. That is pretty cool.
Most of the other features aren't much to write about.
They should have wrote that the iPod puts Steve Jobs in control. Now he can dictate his own ideas and terms to the music industry and there's not a lot they can do about it. He will also get his say in the TV and movie business as well.
Microsoft is desperate to become an Internet power and they have figured out they can't do it with their own programmers and MSN.
They should have bought Yahoo, eBay or Google a long time ago. They even could have bought AOL when it was young.
Anyway, don't think this acquisition could help Microsoft or its stock. EBay would be better off independently traded than with a bureaucratic software giant.
I don't think AOL was that bad and I have used it since 1996. It obviously did something right since it had over 30 million subscribers and the company was able to buy out Time Warner.
It was the MySpace before its time.
it's a big deal for Google to be on the search toolbar. They don't want MSN to get the searches and advertising that could be generated by being on the browser.
Google's entire revenue stream is from advertising and they are trying to protect it from Microsoft.
Well this is the same model as network TV. Offer free programs and sell commercial space. It's a multi-billion dollar business so why not copy this to the Web.
The weather is ideal in Silicon Valley since it is not cold like the North but not hot like San Diego. If it was much warmer here, more people would head out to the beach instead of working or coming up with the next big thing.
NYC is too glamourous and trendy to become a great tech haven. Silicon Valley has its own atmosphere where nerds don't have to be self conscious without the glitz and glamour of NY or LA.
It's just spreading gossip but putting it online where almost with a computer can see it.
I wonder if there is a minimum bid for running video ads on sites. I bet that Google will charge a premium for videos and will have to share it with the sites.