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Your tax dollars at work.
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join:2002-11-04
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clubs: | Great Time for a bunch of lame threads dissing the two companies and jokes about the two crappiest joining together. | |
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ViviTheMage
The Dude - 1337sk33t
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Minneapolis, MN
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ronpin
Imagine Reality
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Nirvana | Re: Great April 1st is still 11 days away! | |
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newview
Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
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Parsonsburg, MD | Great You mean like Comcast & ATTBI? | |
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DeGenerate90
join:2004-01-02
Toms River, NJ | AOL and Microsoft Two of the most controversial computer related companies to merge? Amazing...... | |
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Rob
In Deo speramus
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Kendall, FL | The future of AOL is ALIVE! If MS purchases AOL, AOL will survive. It will be wayy different and maybe even shut down? Making MSN the largest Internet provider! | |
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Chizep
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Concord, NC | Re: The future of AOL is ALIVE! If this does happen, I hope the AOL software will go away and the subscriber base be rolled over to MSN.
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| Daemon
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| said by Rob  :
...AOL will survive
...and maybe even shut down?
LOL! Which one is it?
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vrp
vrp
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terra |  one world! one company! ...
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hpguru
Curb Your Dogma
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join:2002-04-12 | Ok I'll start... You've got Butterflies! | |
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CO_Chris
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Broomfield, CO | Re: Ok I'll start... You've got Butterflies ha ha to Mofo | |
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dadkins
Go For It
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | Hmmm It will either make AOL better, or Mocrosoft worse...or both.:( | |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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| MS Gets Netscape Maybe MS could buy AOL to finally destroy Netscape once and for all. Its somewhat ironic, as AOL bought Netscape primarily to use as a bargaining chip against MS when they wanted placement on the Windows Desktop.
Of course, what the hell is MS thinking about buying this sinking ship, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer can't be as stupid as the TW execs were when they agreed to the AOL buyout!
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dadkins
Go For It
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Hercules, CA | Re: MS Gets Netscape Maybe they are thinking like Ted Nugent, he wanted to buy Muzak just to destroy it(he was sick of hearing it in every elevator he got in). | |
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gate1975mlm
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Philadelphia, PA | Re: MS Gets Netscape Maybe Microsoft will combine AOL and MSN into one ! | |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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| Re: MS Gets Netscape said by Jigsaw :
Also what better than to buy your competitor At a cheap price.
I wonder if Time-Warner would be willing to dump Netscape into Microsoft's hands for a good sum of cash... Time Warner gets a ROI on the failed takeover from AOL and MS gets rid of competitor at the same time.
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Chizep
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Concord, NC
| said by pnh102 :
what the hell is MS thinking about buying this sinking ship!
I pondered that thought myself. Then it hit me. They want to buy it for the subscriber base. And like I said in my previous post, I would hope that they toss the AOL software and make everyone switch to MSN.
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join:2003-09-22
Saline, MI
| Microsoft would not be interested in Netscape. Netscape has already been destroyed by AOL. Last year, they discountued the Netscape browser, version 7.1 was the final version. The developers have all moved on. Netscape is no longer a browser company, AOL turned it into a web portal and discount ISP.
Mozilla is a seperate organization. It's a completly independent, open source organization. Whatever happens, Mozilla will still be around. | |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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March 22nd, @02:38PM
| Well to be honest AOL is far from being a sinking ship. It may be taking on a little water right now but its not about to die.
But of course that if this statement from CNN is true, and I tend to believe it is.
"But the unit has continued to produce profits though, posting operating income of $663 million and earnings before depreciation and amortization of $1.5 billion in 2003. Its revenue of $8.6 billion, while off 5 percent from 2002 levels, was the second largest contributor to company revenues after its filmed entertainment unit, which had a record year" | |
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join:2000-08-16 | Remember when... Microsoft only sold pre-packaged OS software? | |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| Highly Unlikely Microsoft although would love to see its main competitor for dialup ISPs go away, Microsoft is not at all interested in the dial-up business.
An article was published last year that stated that MS was moving away from dialup and concentrating more on providing content for the connection providers. Thus, MS's move to partner with Verizon, Quest and others.
MS is a software company and thats all they are interested in. However, the purchase of AOL brings up a lot more possibilities for them.
Guess we just have to wait and see. I'm a big MS fan and love my MSN but I'd hate to see the two combined. All of my friends and family are AOL users and they hate that they have to carry MSN messenger to get to me but thats exactly why I left AOL. The instant you sign on people are freakin buggin ya. | |
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join:2004-03-09
Duvall, WA
| Re: Highly Unlikely I agree, this is higly unlikely. AOL isn't the competitor to MSN that it once was. And the two systems are so vastly different, that any attempt to merge them would easily take years to complete. Besides, paid subscriptions at AOL have been steadily falling for a couple years now. | |
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Varlik
Without Honor You Will Never Be Free
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Anderson, SC
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March 19th, @11:14AM
| All the better to lead the Noobs by the hand with. OK let me get this straight Microsoft may buy AOL? And folks already thought the Bundling wasn't bad enough? Now Microsoft will have an ISP (of sorts). All the easier to hold all the newbies and noobs hands, and guide them into the wonderful world of computers and the internet.
From their first operating system. To their first browser and email client. To their fist internet account AOL dialup. Then to Broadband, more than likely one of these "lite" (CRAP) packages that is so popular among Broadband marketers right now. Oh yeah they'll provide the content. Buying another computer no problem just buy a Microsoft Router.
Arggggggggggggggggh where does it end?........... Oh wait It Doesn't! In short they'd lead so many of their costumers along by the hand or maybe its like a dog on a leash. And have them believing that they couldn't do any of it without Microsoft. Can you say Cash Cow? Dear God I think I'm going to be sick!
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Monster Rain
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join:2002-08-03
USA
| Job Security said by Varlik :
Arggggggggggggggggh where does it end?........... Oh wait It Doesn't! In short they'd lead so many of their costumers along by the hand or maybe its like a dog on a leash. And have them believing that they couldn't do any of it without Microsoft. Can you say Cash Cow? Dear God I think I'm going to be sick!
You said it ... look at this way. With AOL & M$ getting together, us techies really will rule the world eventually.
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tiger72
SexaT duorP
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clubs: | Re: All the better to lead the Noobs by the hand with. MSN is microsoft's ISP. I don't see the terrible microsoft gaining any extra foothold in the internet race by buying AOL. They'll just get the dialup subscribers. I think the biggest issue for most people would be what would happen to AIM | |
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yabos
join:2003-02-16
Ingersoll, ON | AOL & Apple partnership with iTunes This rumor seems very unlikely because of the partnership between AOL and Apple with the iTunes Music Store they are building into the AOL software. Surely if MS bought AOL there would be no more deal with Apple. | |
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dadkins
Go For It
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| Re: AOL & Apple partnership with iTunes said by PhoenixDown :
What if Apple bought AOL? I know there are some Apple critics but they are a successful and innovative company. They could really take advantage of AOL to gain marketshare in there other services.
...and AOL will only be for Macs? I could live with that. | |
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MildBill
@rr.com | Wait, why would this be a problem? Doesn't MicroSoft already own like 20% of Apple?? | |
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join:2000-10-28
| WowWhat great news! Why, the corporate synergies made possible by this deal combined with the powerful economies of scale...
I just can't! If true it's just another step towards MS-Earth. (Really, why didn't MS just buy 'em to start with instead of dumping all that cash into MSN...)
Well, at least Mozilla is theoretically independent now.
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Ex .. Ex .. Exactly
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| This would spell the death of Mozilla . . .There is NO way Micro$oft would allow continued development of Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird and Camino. They compete directly with MS IE & Outlook.
. . . and another app I have grown to love . . . Winamp, which would fall by the wayside as Micro$oft touts it's Windows Media Player bloatware.
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ssj4android
Redefining Reality
join:2002-04-14
Wyoming, MI | I thought AOL stopped supporting Mozilla and killed Netscape a while ago. But yeah, winamp would be in trouble. | |
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join:2003-09-22
Saline, MI
| Re: This would spell the death of Mozilla . . . I don't think MS has any interest in Netscape. Netscape is no longer a threat to IE. AOL discontinued development of Netscape, Netscape 7.1 was the final version of the browser. Netscape is now just a web portal and discount ISP.
If MS were to purchase AOL, they would still have no power over Mozilla. Mozilla is completly seperate and AOL has no power over them. They are able to use Gecko with their softwhare since it's open source. They already use Gecko for the AOL mac version and the compuserve client. | |
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CPM
join:2001-08-24
Miami, FL | Death of Google MSN wants to be No.1 of search engines, and with the buying of AOL. MSN will get over 23 million per day traffic from changing AOL search from google to MSN. | |
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sadowski
I Am My Own Doppelganger
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join:2000-04-14
Buffalo, NY
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·RoadRunner Cable
| No, wrong buyer Bill Clinton and the Trilateral Commission are buying AOL. The UN is run by Martians and after a secret meeting with Her Majesty The Queen of England, I have agreed to takeover Wales and parts of Norther England. Discussions continue on Canada becoming the 50th State in exchange for Rhode Island.
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CPM
join:2001-08-24
Miami, FL | Re: No, wrong buyer WTF are you smoking. | |
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MizTEcK
join:2003-08-01
North York, ON | wow wow stop tryin to buy up everything microsoft.. damnit whenever anything goes on sale they're always the first one there flashing their greens... -____- | |
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GenBlood
@attbi.com
| AOL plus Microsoft ... could be a plus for users I see good times for users if this happens. The end user
will get on-line access cheaper. MSN and AOL dial-up will
drop its prices and add more content. Also, both companies
have there own broadband solutions. The combined resources
of AOL & MSN broadband services will force cable providers
to drop the rates and even increase bandwidth to keep its
customers. AOL has its good points and bad, so does MSN.
If you look at Microsofts track record on products. The
Xbox is doing good. It has its fingers in PC hardware,DVD
solutions,PC gaming and music. The flagship OS, WinXP
will be releasing SP2 with major inprovements.
I hope its TRUE ... I only see good things happening ...
The bottom line ... the end user ... US ... will
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BIGMIKE
"I do not know with what weapons World W
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join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA | Re: AOL plus Microsoft ... could be a plus for use that funny:Dy MSN Broadband suck:D | |
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Monster Rain
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join:2002-08-03
USA
| Re: AOL plus Microsoft ... could be a plus for users said by GenBlood:
I hope its TRUE ... I only see good things happening ...
The bottom line ... the end user ... US ... will
AT THE END ....
Hey n00b ...welcome to the Internet. So glad you could join us  That was quite possibly the worst response to any thread EVER in the history of this website!
Please don't speak on behalf of all end users everywhere like you have half a clue. It's pretty obvious you work for AOL. Now send me some CD's for my skeet shooting machine! WU TANG!!
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BIGMIKE
"I do not know with what weapons World W
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join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA | Re: AOL plus Microsoft ... could be a plus for use I hope that Microsoft will stop the AOL CD spamming | |
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GenBlood
@attbi.com
| Re: AOL plus Microsoft ... could be a plus for users HEY ....
I'm not a noobie ... I admitt AOL and Microsoft aren't
perfect companies. What I'm saying is dial-up will be here
for another 10 or 15 years. AOL still has the largest
amount of users using dial-up. In the coming years those
dial-up users will most likely go to DSL. DSL has been
around for a few years now. The DSL we have now is going
to change in 3 or 5 years. The issues with distance from
the co to the user will be tripled.
New tech costs money $$$$ companies like Microsoft,
Cisco and juniper will spend the money to develop new
products and update present products.
In my opinion AOL is going to be its own company
again by the end of this year. TW is losing too much
money if they keep it. Microsoft might buyout AOL, but
most likely the DOJ will stop it. Only time will tell ...
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raye
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join:2000-08-14
Orange, CA | You will be assimiled. AOL is irrelevant.
The EU is irrelevant.
We will assimilate AOL and add its distinctiveness to our own.
Planet Earth is next. You will all be Borg.
Borg Unimatrix One (aka Bill Gates) | |
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WHATFOOLS
| NOT a chance in H*ll !!! NOT a fugging chance in Hell this will clear anti-trust, thank GOD !!!
Time for MICROSUCKS entire operation to be closed down and the assets sold to reimburse cosumers for being defrauded by MICROSUCKS since Windoze was forced on the general public thru illegal monopolistic biz practices, for which MICROSUCKS has been tried and convicted. | |
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Dreadwing6
Unleash The Giver2
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Da Bronx? | Re: NOT a chance in H*ll !!! You've got blaster | |
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Varangian
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Collinsville, IL | I like your energy...well said | |
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AuraReturn
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join:2003-08-18
San Francisco, CA
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| said by WHATFOOLS:
NOT a fugging chance in Hell this will clear anti-trust, thank GOD !!!
Time for MICROSUCKS entire operation to be closed down and the assets sold to reimburse cosumers for being defrauded by MICROSUCKS since Windoze was forced on the general public thru illegal monopolistic biz practices, for which MICROSUCKS has been tried and convicted.
And you left this message in: »www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.html?i=21781
1 - Posted on Mar 19, 2004 at 12:40 PM by CRAMITPAL Reply
"NOT a fugging chance in Hell this will clear anti-trust, thank GOD !!!
Time for MICROSUCKS entire operation to be closed down and the assets sold to reimburse cosumers for being defrauded by MICROSUCKS since Windoze was forced on the general public thru illegal monopolistic biz practices, for which MICROSUCKS has been tried and convicted."
Yea, I like your energy too but you are still retarded.
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JDawg26
@attbi.com
| Would Seem Odd That would seem strange, if AOL lost the TimeWarner content I don't think it would be nearly as good. Plus I think they have a great email service and spam service, I wouldn't want to go back to Outlook. AOL does over 1 billion in revenue a year, I think there is definitely value there for MS but I'm just not sure if the consumers would be happy or not. | |
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Microsoft to Buy AOL?
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