Chizep
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| reply to pnh102
Re: MS Gets Netscape
said by pnh102  :
what the hell is MS thinking about buying this sinking ship!
I pondered that thought myself. Then it hit me. They want to buy it for the subscriber base. And like I said in my previous post, I would hope that they toss the AOL software and make everyone switch to MSN.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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| said by Chizep :
I pondered that thought myself. Then it hit me. They want to buy it for the subscriber base.
True, but they would need to find a way to keep the AOL subscribers from leaving. My first guess would be that they should lower rates to reasonable levels, but that probably won't happen. Of course if they raise rates it will increase the rate of subscriber loss.
said by Chizep :
And like I said in my previous post, I would hope that they toss the AOL software and make everyone switch to MSN.
I don't think that's a good idea... AOL subscribers are used to AOL software only. Changing them to MSN would be a support (and cost) nightmare. MSN could of course adopt the AOL "look-and-feel" but then we don't get anywhere 
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