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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...?

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To: Yikes who wrote (10293)6/17/1998 11:22:00 PM
From: P.T.Burnem  Read Replies (1) of 13594
 
if AT&T wants to, it could use that $25B to offer FREE INTERNET dail-up to ALL of its long distance subscribers. By year end, it will have over 50 million subscribers in America.

For $25B AT&T could produce and distribute a better soft drink then Coca Coca, but how many people would actually buy it?

Just like Coca Cola, America Online is a dominant brand, and brands sell themselves. Some ISP's already offer free (advertisement-supported) Internet access. So what?

PTB

P.S. Don't get me wrong. I tried America Online once, and it sucked. In addition, it took me three months to wean AOL off my credit card. I hate the company, but I love the stock.
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