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To: GrillSgt who wrote (33007)	10/21/1999 12:21:00 AM
From: TARADO96	Respond to of 41369

Very Interesting article on the ramifications of the Gateway deal, essentially stating that AOL plans to not only dominate the premium sector but also the value sector by killing Netzero and Freeserve. Gotta love those boys in Virginia! forbes.com

To: GrillSgt who wrote (33007)	10/23/1999 4:45:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

GrillSgt OT Now you know I couldn't resist this no matter how hard I tried, and I did try.<g> Your last response to me on this thread on Sunday, Aug 22 1999~. To: Vendit (29869 ) From: GrillSgt Sunday, Aug 22 1999 5:46PM ET Reply # of 33184 Emotional response to you? Don't flatter yourself Pastemaster I asked nothing from YOU lol If I needed an intelligent response I would have asked the likes of Rocketman Not a message board potato who's at his very best posting views of others. Message 11033600 ****************** Now GrillSgt here is your very next SI post and you are doing the exact same two things you were being critical of me for doing. Cutting and pasting and posting the views of others.** I find this extremely funny! LOL Vendit To: hasan syed (33005 ) From: GrillSgt Thursday, Oct 21 1999 12:14AM ET Reply # of 33184 From Briefing.com: America Online and Gateway It always comes down to distribution. With America Online's investment in Gateway (Gtw), what America Online gains is first shot at the customer. The value of this is incredibly important. The entire "value" of a portal is based on the concept that once you get a "customer" to stick-around on your site, you can route him/her to ecommerce transactions and participate in that revenue stream. So the fight for the last two years has all been about how many "customers" you actually have. Lycos, (LCOS), for example, claims 35 million "customers" which really means registered users. But how valuable is that? You can leave Lycos anytime you want when surfing. Of all the portals, America Online is the only one who really has "customers" to begin with. AOL controls what their users see right from the beginning, and they have done a great job of integrating the net into the original non-internet AOL experience. AOL has done such a great job, actually, that many, if not most, AOL users do not truly understand the difference between the AOL environment and the internet. They are one and the same for many AOL users, and AOL fully understands the value of this. But now, AOL can go even further in exploiting the concept that "going online" means being an AOL customer. "Get online with AOL/Gateway. It's easy." And it probably will be. One button, one signup screen. AOL makes the PC, from Gateway, and Internet, sorry, make that an AOL device. The introduction of new types of devices will only reinforce this image. It is brilliant marketing. This morning, management of portals and ISP providers across the country are undoubtedly trying to come up with strategic partners for themselves. They have to now! The AOL/Gateway deal changes everything. The power of this marketing agreement is tremendous. It is likely it will get the recognition it deserves in the media, although we could be wrong about it. But to us at Briefing.com, everything about the AOL/Gateway deal, including the likely industry recognition of the importance, is "just right." Message 11658712 Kissy kiss! :8-)