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To: Steve Robinett who wrote (11456)10/13/1998 4:28:00 PM
From: Gaffa  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13594
 
I think the scenario of default by the likes of TALK and NTKI was brought up when these deals were announced, and that possibility is still alive and real especially in the current market condition...

But I seriously doubt AOL plan to live off of these little suckers forever. they seem to have their eyes set on those big accounts like P&G, KO, and they have a vested interest in making these NetGrocer kind of deals work. I mean, why would they want to do anything to scare away the big spenders, right?



To: Steve Robinett who wrote (11456)10/13/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: jack rand  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13594
 
>>AOL can jerk ads from people who don't pay and replace them >>almost immediately with someone willing to pay.

Perhaps. But not at the same price. And consider that AOL likely
first hit up real-world companies; but that they weren't willing to pay what the IPO funded start-ups were.


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