| They wanna be sexy... Because they want to do something sexy. Being the internet plumber: not sexy.
Like everybody else, I'd love to see statistics on the use of those portals, besides the initial hit whenever a user fires up Explorer since the ISP usually make their portal the default webpage. |
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| said by Zorglub:Because they want to do something sexy. Being the internet plumber: not sexy. Being a plumber has never been considered "sexy"... in fact sometimes it's the downright opposite of sexy....
... But... Plumbers are WELL PAID. Now, to a corporation, that *is* the definition of sexy....
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!) |
