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To: Yikes who wrote (8842)	3/16/1998 5:50:00 PM
From: Gaffa	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13594

ADSL killing AOL? what do you say? zdnet.com and here is a little piece by John Seely Brown, director of Xerox PARC, on how technologies get adopted in real world: parc.xerox.com "Adaptation and adoption require extensive fine-tuning in the real world...... Instead of focusing all our attention on radical transformation, we should try to understand the dynamics of 'radical incrementalism'." just a few things I came across today....

To: Yikes who wrote (8842)	3/16/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Brian K Crawford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

Sam said: "So now its broadband technology the bears are latching on to as the next enemy. I'm telling everyone on this thread now - broadband is not the enemy. AOL will leverage its position and use broadband to its advantage." Yikes replied: "You better explain this. Because very few of today's broadband clients use AOL. How will AOL leverage its position against non-customers?!" Brian offers: Let me offer a one person survey. I am a long time user of AOL...Prodigy before that. Have an ISP thru work that I never use. All my access these days is thru Cable Modem...I have zero desire to drop AOL. Big bandwidth moves your bottleneck from the copper to the server. Period. Gains in speed are definitely noticeable on big file downloads. But only moderately better on web page downloads. Meanwhile, content and community (feuds and all) is what most of us seem to be out here for. And big bandwidth doesn't make much difference for now. Maybe will someday, as new content is developed that is designed to capitalize on the big pipes. Maybe. Someday. Yikes...where did you get your data regarding broadband users use or non-use of AOL? Brian

To: Yikes who wrote (8842)	3/17/1998 8:31:00 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13594

Yikes, RIGHT NOW most all broadband technologies are pipe dreams. Coverage is spotty at best, it has not been adopted, most consumers that don't run in tech circles don't even know what the hell it is, etc. The busy signal crisis is over for AOL. We are continuing to build out the network at a fast clip. Of course, some smaller cities could experience some busy signals - but please, don't give me the b.s. about other ISP's doing just fine. LOL. I've used several in the Wash D.C./NOVA area, and I've gotten my share. Now, until broadband is adopted by the mass consumer audience - until millions of americans are crying out for it, it won't become the panacea your hoping for. Remember AOL's primary market, and then think about who would predominately benefit/use broadband technologies. S.