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• I hate my upstairs neighbors. In reply to: "Crave giveaway of the week: HP MediaSmart Server LX195"

  July 10, 2009

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• September, I think the problem is that, even without a cap, the current networks wouldn't be able to support as much bandwidth as your describing. Which means that new technology and a new infrastructure would have to be available to support users streaming HD video and multi-channel audio. Pointless to worry about capping bandwidth with today's networks, if that's indeed the basis of Om's complaint. In reply to: "Comcast's usage cap: Is the sky really falling?"

  September 4, 2008

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• Well...
  Hey mstyhypno,
  
  I don't use Macs, so I'd never comment on them. They're pretty; beyond that, I don't know much about them. My company gave me a PowerBook, which I basically use just for surfing the web.
  
  In your post, you list out a lot of issues with Vista. I was wondering... do you actually USE Vista, or is this all just stuff you've heard about from other sources?
  
  I ask because I haven't experienced any of what you're talking about. I upgraded from XP to Vista on the day Vista was released. I absolutely love it. I haven't had any problems... it hasn't crashed... I didn't have to pay $4,000 to fix DST (when I turned the computer on this morning, the time was already updated -- for free). I actually like my computer more than I did before, since I installed Vista.
  
  We've been hearing a lot of negativity around Vista. I guess it's because when people have a problem, they complain. When things work, they remain quiet and content.
  
  Again, I'm not anti-Apple, by any means. I've got an iPod and a new Shuffle... and I fully intend to get an iPhone when they're released (thank God I'm already on Cingular). They've got cool stuff. But my point is, I don't think Vista's nearly as bad as so many people seem to think. In reply to: "SXSW: Where have all the Macs gone?"

  March 11, 2007

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• Uh...
  Is there anyone who DIDN'T see this coming? The AOL service is free. Of course the call centers would be closed down... why would they want to provide phone support for a free service?

  October 20, 2006

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• Living in the Past
  The problem with this article, like so many others, is that it presupposes that AOL's success is still dependent upon subscriber numbers. That particular business model is about two years out of date, maybe more.
  
  AOL recognized long ago that it could not depend on revenue generated from subscriptions indefinitely. The subscriber base has shrunk drastically and it will continue to do so. A new business model became necessary, and so AOL opened nearly all of its content to the web and has been making phenomenal progress in advertising revenue. That's how Google, Yahoo!, MSN and all the others do it. Even CNET.
  
  I find it partly humorous and partly annoying to see articles and blog posts smugly pointing out AOL's decreasing subscriber numbers, and totally ignoring the fact that the company's been pumping up page views and increasing their own value in the advertising world.
  
  They ARE behind in many respects ? MySpace has an excellent social networking system, but before we congratulate them too heartily, remember that AOL just put AIM Pages into open beta TODAY. It's basically MySpace + a big of chips. It's the first day of beta, and it's got bugs, but it has amazing potential. And with the sheer number of AIM users behind it, MySpace should be worried. AOL will have an easier time tapping into MySpace's territory than MySpace will have treading into the IM arena.
  
  AOL has also got a nice array of other non-AOL-branded products in the stable... Weblogs, Inc, MovieFone, MapQuest, Advertising.com, ICQ, Tegic Communications, Netscape... and, surely, more on the way.
  
  So, the rumors of AOL's demise have been greatly exaggerated. They're merely the result of old information. I wouldn't be surprised if AOL dumps the subscription service entirely before too much longer. In reply to: "Are AOL's days numbered?"

  May 10, 2006

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• Living in the Past
  The problem with this article, like so many others, is that it presupposes that AOL's success is still dependent upon subscriber numbers. That particular business model is about two years out of date, maybe more.
  
  AOL recognized long ago that it could not depend on revenue generated from subscriptions indefinitely. The subscriber base has shrunk drastically and it will continue to do so. A new business model became necessary, and so AOL opened nearly all of its content to the web and has been making phenomenal progress in advertising revenue. That's how Google, Yahoo!, MSN and all the others do it. Even CNET.
  
  I find it partly humorous and partly annoying to see articles and blog posts smugly pointing out AOL's decreasing subscriber numbers, and totally ignoring the fact that the company's been pumping up page views and increasing their own value in the advertising world.
  
  They ARE behind in many respects ? MySpace has an excellent social networking system, but before we congratulate them too heartily, remember that AOL just put AIM Pages into open beta TODAY. It's basically MySpace + a big of chips. It's the first day of beta, and it's got bugs, but it has amazing potential. And with the sheer number of AIM users behind it, MySpace should be worried. AOL will have an easier time tapping into MySpace's territory than MySpace will have treading into the IM arena.
  
  AOL has also got a nice array of other non-AOL-branded products in the stable... Weblogs, Inc, MovieFone, MapQuest, Advertising.com, ICQ, Tegic Communications, Netscape... and, surely, more on the way.
  
  So, the rumors of AOL's demise have been greatly exaggerated. They're merely the result of old information. I wouldn't be surprised if AOL dumps the subscription service entirely before too much longer. In reply to: "Are AOL's days numbered?"

  May 10, 2006

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