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To: Michael L who wrote (12928)	7/25/1999 11:58:00 AM
From: Islander99	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

You write: I believe AOL is an inferior service. Aol is great for newbies to the net. Most started with AOL then moved on when they became familiar with the net. I know I did. I became tired of all the pushed adds and pop-up windows. I used AOL for approx. 3 months, 2 months I received for free :-) about 5 years ago. AOL five years ago? I think you may find it to be a better service now, as does its nearly 18 million customers (Don't we all wish ATHM had 18 million customers! AOL added more net customers in the last three months than ATHM has customers!). I haven't seen a pushed ad in years, just by de-selecting that option on my preferences. Speaking as someone who owns both AOL and ATHM, the battle here is not AOL vs. ATHM, it is "What does a company have to do to improve market share and profitability, so as to raise shareholder wealth?" And if the best thing for those two companies to achieve this goal is to come to terms and work together, then so be it! Wouldn't AOL love for its customers to be able to use the AOL ISP over higher speeds? Wouldn't ATHM love for AOL's marketing muscle to be pushing 18 million customers over to cable modems? Judging from both companies' recent stock performance, this is the arrangement investors want to see. --Islander