AUTOHOME, Inc Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : AUTOHOME, Inc

ATHM 23.21

-1.8%

3:59 PM EST

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: steve host who wrote (5675)	2/23/1999 12:13:00 PM
From: Blazejay	Read Replies (2) of 29970

re: "AOL is not an "allternative" ATHM - they have no broadband access, so they will have to deal or be doomed to being a thing of the past." After hooking up ATHM, what's to prevent me from using the "cheaper" rates for bring-your-own access AOL ($9.95/mo) and piggyback on top of the ATHM broadband? Once I have the big pipe to my house, AOL software can just "run" through that pipe. To me, "ATHM vs. AOL" is a viable debate only if you're talking strictly about access fees & speed, and only if you're looking at AOL as just another ISP to get you connected to the net. "Content" debates are entirely different, and with that you have to open the competition to the entire web (Yahoo, etc). With each company I think it's important to draw that wide line between access to the web and content, because they're two entirely different businesses. After all, when I finally get ATHM hooked up, my default home page is still going to be http:/my.yahoo.com. :) I don't care where ATHM wants to drive me once I'm connected.

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next