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To: David Nelson who wrote (21303)4/21/2000 3:27:00 PM
From: GraceZ  Read Replies (3) of 29970
 
Some will use @Home precisely because it is not AOL. I know that is a fact that is hard to fathom if you think AOL is the best thing since sliced bread.

Some of the things that you say you love about it are exactly what makes people like me cringe. Say I'm a geek, but we're becoming a nation of geeks.

I've set up my share of newbies on AOL, so I've helped create the monster. All I know is, if the Internet became AOL tomorrow I'd turn off my computer for good. Don't underestimate this sentiment, it is real.

To think @Home needs to become more like AOL to survive in a world where broadband is a commodity is extremely short sighted. Perhaps AOL needs to become more like @Home to survive in a world where open is essential.

@Home needs some level of the service that newbie's feel comfortable with, like their proprietary browser interface. Others of us would prefer that they follow the high road and give us an interface that is fast and customizable and not loaded down with a lot of dubious "content".
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