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To: Lee who wrote (132236)6/10/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 176387
 
Who is the wise guy who said the 'Free' thing has no effect in Europe and AOL?

Lee:
Thanks for that article in the Economist?
Now here is something about the Free ISP service in Europe.
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speaking of AOL's growth prospects or lack thereof,Merrill's Blodget

..'Blodget said that international subscriber growth is "significantly weaker than expected, perhaps partially as a result of the 'free access' movement in the U.K.," though stronger-than-expected growth in the U.S. is offsetting some of the international weakness.

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To: Lee who wrote (132236)6/11/1999 10:55:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 176387
 
E-com:"In less than a decade we've done what other industries have done in 100 years"

Lee:
In case you missed this report here on E-commerce.Simply stunning!!
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..The report, commissioned by Cisco, estimates that as the nation's gross domestic product grew at a compounded annual rate of 2.8 percent between 1995 and 1998 to reach $7.5 trillion, the Internet economy raced ahead by 174 percent a year to reach $301 billion........

"In less than a decade we've done what other industries have done in 100 years," Chambers said.
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...As defined by the researchers, the Internet economy is made up of companies that directly generate all or part of their revenues from Internet-related products and services, such as Cisco, Dell Computer Corp. and IBM Corp.

biz.yahoo.com