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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Yikes who wrote (10649)	7/17/1998 1:39:00 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

Let's begin with 300 milion individuals. Tim estimates 20% to be functionally illiterate or not speaking english. That cuts it down to 240 million. How many are techno-phobs? How many don't have the money to buy a computer? How many can access the Internet from work? From school? How many are too young (age 8 or under), too old, or too sick to get on the Internet? How many just don't care? Geez Yikes, how many aren't techo-phobs? How many do have money to buy a computer? How many can access from home? How many are healthy, intelligent, and contribute to the GNP? Let's put it into simple facts. AOL has about 10 million more members then their next competitor. You can say all you want about how AOL counts members - but we can all say the same thing about MSN, Prodigy, AT&T, whoever. BTW, AOL recently announced they are going with an outside source to verify numbers. Everyone who wants to be on the Internet is already here. New users will be difficult to come by without some price breaks such as NetTV. You've got to be kidding me! So your saying that growth has been static for the past few quarters? That no new members have signed on for any service? If you honestly believe that, and investors around the globe followed your logic, this whole sector will collapse - not to mention box makers, lan/wan, software development, etc. etc. The internet is DRIVING technology right now. If there was no reason to push forward, because the market is saturated already - there would be no compelling reason for anyone to continue development, build out infastructure, and scream about BANDWITH (sound familiar?). S. - awaiting earnings...