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To: RTev who wrote (13685)	8/6/1999 7:03:00 PM
From: David Harker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

>You apparently don't think there's any danger that >they would give it up, so you think my concern is invalid. I was speaking in the present tense only - you said you would subscribe to ATHM: "...only if it provides the same open internet access that's provided by my current DSL account." to which I replied: "They do". In the present tense, I am correct. I was making no claim or prediction about what ATHM may or may not do in the future, so I'm not sure how I'm "wrong" but feel free to think that. As to my suggestion to read "more of" this thread, please don't change my words - I didn't say "all or even most" of the posts - I said "more of". Your question apparently asking if ATHM currently offers open access to the internet seemed to me to show a lack of knowledge (it appears I misunderstood you) - and that's all I had to go on - I don't know you. I'm glad to hear there was a misunderstanding here, since I strongly dislike it when people fail to do their own research and actually work to understand something before bothering others. >I was emphasizing the importance of making proprietary >tools or content an optional part of the experience. I agree 1000%, as my post from last night illustrates. My feelings are: "Give me the most speed for the least money and get out of my way"

To: RTev who wrote (13685)	8/7/1999 2:02:00 AM
From: Dirk Dawson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Maybe they will adopt a required browser interface in the future, but they are a pipe to me. Haven't seen an @Home or Excite page for months (except to see what Excite looks like relevant to other portals). I'd love it if they came up with content that fit my needs, but AOL didn't and no one has so I'm "out on the edge" with no one to look after me (boo hoo!). I know what I'm doing on the web, and don't need a gatekeeper. Most of the world of users is different. I think ATHM should have an AOL proprietary-type interface with access to value-added content for subscribers only, BUT only if paying users can also fairly easily circumvent this front page and go directly where they want. That is something AOL can't afford to do and could be a nice defining point when broadband is available to all content carriers. Dirk