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To: buckeye3d who wrote (10637)	7/17/1998 10:43:00 AM
From: dj8000	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

Alex: I am not short. Actually, I am just curious as I mentioned. I hope AOL good luck although I don't know if it will survive. A lot of company have sky rocket stock price, but the product is not tested at all. The only software company I believe is MS, other than that, no one is really tested. Remember IBM in olympic? they can't even calculate the score correctly. DJ

To: buckeye3d who wrote (10637)	7/17/1998 11:32:00 AM
From: Tim Kenney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

>I have no idea what you mean about a dozen people developing AOL in a month. I hope you don't think it can be replicated in such a fashion. < Alex, what do you thin SNAP is and the reason for the large stake taken in it? Secondly, don't think that AOL users ever graduate from AOL? Over time, AOL users will be deemed "square" by their peers. The "brand" will turn around to bite them on the ass. But heck, I am just trying to get the stock down before buying calls next week.

To: buckeye3d who wrote (10637)	7/17/1998 10:27:00 PM
From: Raymond	Respond to of 13594

<< DJ...people use AOL because it is easy and it is everywhere. It is the obvious choice to the average consumer. Not everyone is as computer literate and experienced as your average SI user. We are abnormal freaks to be exact! Most people have no clue how to use a PC let alone configure a dial up connection and find stuff on the Internet all by themselves. Believe me, I deal with these people daily as a network admin. AOL presents a good product for the masses. It is not for your advanced PC user. Well said! I have to add that I'm one of the earliest SI user and I still like to use AOL. I constantly got over 42k connection and it's very reliable. I rarely see any stall when I browse internet. The good point if that it's obvious and convienent. I can travel out of town and log in anywhere, without paying toll. Lots of people argue that if you can use any ISP for perhaps a cheaper price, why AOL? I can tell you my story. For $22 a month, I don't want to bother searching for the best deal in money terms. This fee is much less than my long distance expense, but I don't even want to search for the best long distance deal every month. The same with banking in California. BoA is perhaps the worst in money terms, but I've stuck with it for many years. Why? I value reliability and convenience. Raymond