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To: tang who wrote (10042)	6/2/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: Jacktoad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

RE: <<...move back with my old girl friend, miss AOL >> Is your girlfriend's name really miss AOL?

To: tang who wrote (10042)	6/2/1999 12:11:00 PM
From: IFLY_Trader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Kevin Prigel's article was ok, but it didn't weigh heavily enough the difference in speed between ATHM vs. AOL and other ISPs. Specifically he wrote "AtHome had little to offer potential customers other than a faster connection ...". He then went on to say that the content portion of AOL makes it "look far superior in comparison to Excite AtHome." What?? A faster connection by many multiples is a primary advantage that is worth more than anything AOL can offer content wise. In fact, I would wager that in areas in which AtHome & AOL are both offered, very few customers would choose AOL if they realized the difference in speed. Once you experience ATHM speed, how can you use a traditional modem? Way too frustrating. Also, I think the author discounted the value of Excite. Excite was even picked by PC magazine (or one of the big computer mags) as the best portal, most customizable, etc.

To: tang who wrote (10042)	6/2/1999 2:18:00 PM
From: Jing Qian	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

It is not technically difficult to beef up content but it is technically difficult to beef up speed. Therefore, It's easy for Excite to catch up with AOL/YHOO with content offerings, especially broadband based offerings. But AOL/YHOO will have a much tougher time to pry open cable or fend off cable with ADSL. Most people are not so sticky with AOL content. It's easy for them to select ATHM's speed over AOL's content when considering Excite is offering the same.