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To: Solid who wrote (15855)10/3/1999 5:58:00 PM
From: Sleeper  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 29970
 
Sunday October 3, 4:40 pm Eastern Time
Takeover or break-up at ExciteAtHome -- a debate
By Andrea Orr


biz.yahoo.com

But by opting to buy Excite outright, AtHome not only paid a high price, but may have closed the door on other valuable opportunities with popular content providers like America Online and Yahoo. Its exclusive alliance with Excite has also fueled the debate over ``open access' which still rages today and threatens to hamper its growth.

At the same time, all the focus on the broadband, media-rich Internet of the future seems to have taken some of the attention away from the thriving narrowband Internet environment of today. Recent data shows Excite slipping from the number two Internet portal, to number four, amid a slowdown in traffic growth.


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To: Solid who wrote (15855)10/4/1999 11:36:00 AM
From: lebo  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 29970
 
Will Bill Gates watch AOl strike a deal with ATHM with his hands crossed?
I dont think so.
The only way for MSFT to emerge as a powerful internet player is by acquiring ATHM.
Any views welcome