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join:2002-01-06
Vancouver, WA | I have one comment Google .. That's all there is to it. They've run an ad based business for years and are going to take over the world! | |
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CO_Chris
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join:2001-08-28
Broomfield, CO | when will they DIE? When is Elink going to Learn ? Since they dont own Crap they need to die all READY. | |
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DaSneaky1D
one wall to block them all
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join:2001-03-29
The Lou
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| Re: when will they DIE? Well, I don't want them to die (lol), we share the same view.
Earthlink has nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing. They have interconnects to other networks, but that means nothing unless the only thing you sell is interconnect service.
They sell to end users. The only way to get to end users is for them to use other carriers, which isn't bad, but they have nothing to offer beyond that.
Google has their network (vast mind you), their own ability to reach end users, an income from service usage, and other services that people want to use beyond Inet access. Google is providing the "roadway" to get the content they provide...not simply the roadway that comes a dime a dozen.
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Jigsaw
Stardust We Are
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join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH
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| said by CO_Chris  :When is Elink going to Learn ? Since they dont own Crap they need to die all READY. Or maybe Offer there stuff in India after all almost all there work force is there.But lets get real there is no need for them(EL) Period.
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nonner9
join:2005-10-14
Charlotte, NC
| good job earthlink thanks for protecting your shareholders and making money...
google might be breaking some laws, i don't know the specifics, but isn't it illegal for a company to lower prices so low (and take a loss) in order to break the competition? Illegal use of power or something? it's a stretch.... and I don't know for sure, so i'd like some feedback | |
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@203.177.x.x | Re: good job earthlink Yes, yes, yes.. Google can do no evil. They'll always be the good guys. | |
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| adkinsjm
join:2004-10-13
Provo, UT
| Wi-Fi uses unlicensed spectrum, so Google can do what they want as long as they have permission to install the Wi-FI equipment. Plus offering a free service is not illegal. Who said Google is taking a loss. The Wi-Fi service could be used to deliver location specific services which are paid for by advertising. Go to law school first and then come back with a valid legal argument. | |
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join:2005-10-14
Charlotte, NC
| Re: good job earthlink adkinsjm,
please go back to 5th grade ask to be taught reading comprehension and/or read the entire post before you decide to rip somebody in a forum when they say they aren't sure...
quoting myself ".... and I don't know for sure, so i'd like some feedback"
feedback != going back to law school, anyway, if Earthlink wants to sue, they must be doing so on some grounds, that is what I was asking, not stating in my post
anyway... know why/how/what Earthlink could sue over? | |
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Link me to Earth
@bellsouth.net | Re: good job earthlink Earthlink is an ISP provider. Have a nice day everyone. That means they help people get online. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: good job earthlink said by Link me to Earth :
Earthlink is an ISP provider. Have a nice day everyone. That means they help people get online.
And they help people avoid the $10 or $15 no video penalties when getting earthlink over cable lines.
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join:2005-05-26
Marietta, GA | So op-ing out of my contract DID hurt them. (no wonder why they didnt give me my full return, they didnt have it) | |
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pcscdma
Chocobo Chocobo Random Battle
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join:2004-01-14
Winterset, IA
clubs: | Looks like Google has a PE ratio of 90. It's 1999 all over again.
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join:2003-08-01
Los Angeles, CA | Re: bubble 2.0 Ahhhh, 1999.... good times.... | |
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join:2005-08-06
Dundas, ON
clubs:
| As much as I think google is overhyped... At least they have a P/E ratio (99% of the dot coms never were profitable). In other words, they are a viable company, not a concept that is bleeding $ while it figures out if it is viable. Ridiculous P/E ratios do not necessarily mean a bad investment. | |
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| seriousfun
join:2003-02-27
Culver City, CA
| said by nonner9 :... isn't it illegal for a company to lower prices so low (and take a loss) in order to break the competition? Illegal use of power or something? it's a stretch.... and I don't know for sure, so i'd like some feedback No.
It would be illegal for a monopoly to do this. Google, unlike, say, Ma Bell in the '50s, has competition - Ma Bell, as a monopoly, was highly regulated. It would also be illegal - anti-trust - for a number of companies to conspire to charge less than their competition to drive the competition to bankruptcy.
Google can do this in a free-market economy. | |
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jcony
join:2004-05-24
Addison, IL | radio i dont think earthlink ceo has heard of the ad driven service called RADIO | |
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swanboy
join:2001-01-22
Hollywood, FL | HA! Like you matter? who the hell is earthlink?
why are they speaking? | |
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Earthlink CEO on Broadband Competition
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