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| OVERPAID marketing guy!!! Hmmm.....let me see here...
Take an Ameritech DSL line.....name it after a portal...and call it a refreshing new idea?
This reminds me of cars sold as Chevy's and Ford's....but in reality....are cheap Japanese cars with american nameplates!
Obviously, SBC...on the surface....has nothing to lose in this deal....but does Yahoo really think that a move like this will help sagging advertising sales? I'm still scratching my head over this one!!!
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 GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | I think it's simply a name recognition thing. Everybody and their brother has heard of Yahoo. So, why not parlay that name into a few extra bucks if you can.
Obviously, on this board, we know better than to be taken in by the hype, but I think we forget that there's a vast sea of cluelessness out there on which Yahoo can feast. |
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 ThirdShifterPremium
join:2002-03-16
Vernon Rockville, CT
kudos:1 | reply to buddasahn
How about overpriced american/under-performing cars? |
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| reply to buddasahn
Yeah, I had a choice between a good, American Ford Escort, or a cheap Japanese Toyota Tercel. I ran that thing for almost 200,000 miles before I said, "Screw this, I'm getting a real car!"
So I bought a cheap, Japanese Toyota 4Runner instead of that overpriced, American (rollover) Ford Explorer.
*ROFL* Chevy Prizm--Toyota Corolla. Which do they still make?
America is a great country, but the best cars come here on a barge. |
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| haha i must agree on the cars... although im not a fan of the ricers, i drive an 2002 audi s4 which is not even challenged by any american car in terms of having 4 doors, 4wd and 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. |
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| BTW, did you know SBC is getting into a car market, too?
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 ZarPremium
join:2001-08-04
Platte City, MO | reply to buddasahn
Lets see portal+BB service..
Does anyone remember exite@home??? 
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| reply to TercelChick
FORGIVE ME for screwing up that analogy! While I was trying to compare what automakers do to what Yahoo and SBC have done....I did make one....very FATAL error in siding with American cars! It was simply a brain fart on my end! I whole heartedly agree with what comes from overseas as opposed to what we produce.
MY BAD everyone!!!!!!! |
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| reply to Robwhatup
Ahmen to that Rob. Now the new S6 that's a whole new story! It does the 0-60 in 4.5 seconds.  |
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| reply to Goober
[Obviously, on this board, we know better than to be taken in by the hype, but I think we forget that there's a vast sea of cluelessness out there on which Yahoo can feast.]
Excellent point. Statiscally speaking that would be about 83.3% of Yahoo's population. That's a feast alright. |
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