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To: FR1 who wrote (7707)	4/11/1999 7:38:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

We just put a little code in the AOL button so that when they first sign on the customer jumps to AOL homepage. I think you overestimate the importance of that first page. I suspect it will become even less important with always-on broadband connections. I rarely see a portal page on my browser. I mostly use IE4 which will reopen its windows automatically open to whatever page(s) were open when the machine was shut down. I haven't seen a page on my ISP's server for weeks and haven't seen the default home page for a browser in several days. Right now, AOL makes much of its money by selling ads used on their proprietary (and wholly redundant) user interface. That interface is designed for the on-off world of dialup. Perhaps they'll convince folks that they need it even with a broadband connection. But I'm not so sure it will be such an easy sell this time around.

To: FR1 who wrote (7707)	4/11/1999 8:01:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29970

"Incidentally, this is not a new battle." Indeed. "ATHM doesn't like that picture too much. ATHM spent zillions of dollars researching and creating this backbone and AOL is now trying to steal everything."... Franz Ross, April 1999, During AOL ATHM Congressional Cable Access Debate "AT&T doesn't like that picture too much. AT&T spent zillions of dollars researching and creating this backbone and MCI is now trying to steal everything. ... Frank Coluccio April, 1977, during DOJ AT&T Anti-trust Hearings Note who is involved in both scenarios: AT&T. And note whose market cap has cuaught up with T's: MCIWCom. Yes, history does have a way of repeating itself.