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To: Kirk © who wrote (7320)	7/30/1999 12:00:00 PM
From: Carl R.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

I agree that I don't understand a love of AOL. FWIW another box maker with its own ISP is MUEI. But I think the real threat to them is DSL and cable modems. Carl

To: Kirk © who wrote (7320)	7/30/1999 4:51:00 PM
From: Lars	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

Kirk, >>> So now you have boxmakers and the software in the box all competing for the AOL users... Who do you think will win? I bet by owning the best of the value priced boxers (IBM and HWP), msft and Intel you can't lose. It has been the best internet play out there and my watermelon smile has been huge. kirk out <<< Interesting perspective. I enjoyed the post. If this happens we are talking ugly, real ugly. I just don't know if someone, even AOL, can build brand loyalty on the internet. If someone came along faster with great customer service and some extra goodies I would probably leave AOL. Who knows? So, is there "a" new AOL, DELL or MSFT out there right now? HA!!