To: STEAMROLLER who wrote (80 ) 7/13/1998 11:38:00 AM From: Andrew G. Respond to of 119973
AIMS going through the roof, no dips on free internet news: $11.37 + 3 31/100 vol 570 (52 wk high 13 13/16) A chart to behold:quote.yahoo.com OTC:BB AIMS : Any comment on today's news announcement about AIM Smart announcing free internet access and the redesign of Microsoft's browser Internet Explorerbiz.yahoo.com ''A successful roll-out has the potential to question the very foundation that every retail ISP is built upon, which is; ease of access at $19.95 per month,'' he added. ''The indisputable fact is that every user of the Internet within AIM Smart's target markets will eventually have to ask themselves two questions. Do they want to continue paying $19.95 per month or would they prefer free Internet access? Secondly, what concessions will users have to make in return for free Internet access? While we can't answer the first question, we can answer the second. We have signed up for the Smart Shopper Internet service, and as we are currently using the service daily, we find that we have given up nothing.'' During 1997, AIM Smart initiated an ambitious four-step game plan to lay the foundation for the launch of a nationwide network of free Internet access providers. The game plan, which had to be successfully completed prior to the nation-wide roll-out of the service entailed: 1. Entering into a joint venture with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) to create a new version of the Internet Explorer, designed to be the first thing an Internet user sees when they sign onto the Internet This is an OTC:BB with connections to Billion dollar giants. They have cornered the market on internet kiosks in shopping malls.