Famous Quotes & Sayings

Steve Ballmer

The stuff AOL is doing now is unbelievably egregious. They're trying to get personal computer companies to delete features of Windows and not let people have the choice of using our software,

As people gain greater sophistication in using the Net, they don't need the walled garden that is AOL, ... The only reason you pay for AOL is if you think there is lots of great stuff in the garden -- but everything outside the garden is phenomenal so you don't need it.

As one of the leading game destinations on the Web, we are thrilled to partner with Nintendo to give our AOL Games community the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be the very first person to play the highly anticipated Revolution console.

You would think that whatever's on the screen is what a user will use, so this could help AOL grow the subscriber base.

They've done a good job of managing the release schedule. What the company has done is balance it out very nicely so you don't have a huge hit to earnings from the fall off in revenue following a blockbuster. The year after Fox had Titanic, it had nothing. We'll see how long AOL can keep this going. Nobody's ever done it forever.

This is not a spam reduction measure. It is a way for a legitimate merchant to avoid getting a false/positive in an AOL spam filter.

This deal is really exciting for the TV viewers, ... They'll be able to get whatever they want right off the TV. AOL won't be an Internet company, or even a media company, but (a) branded broadcast company.

Charles Stiles

There will be no requirement, ever, for not-for-profits who deliver e-mail to AOL members to pay for e-mail certification and delivery.

This is the true power of the Internet being demonstrated. You remember how in 1999 and 2000 during the dot-com boom everybody was saying the Internet would change the world? Well, here it comes. We are on the verge, and AOL is positioning itself to become a global content provider that expands well beyond its U.S. roots. It's a bold strategy.

This is yet another example of how AOL is becoming a company that's all about broadband. There's no question that all the forecasts point to the dial-up subscriber count decreasing in the next few years. AOL understands that.

David Cohen

A relationship between MSN and AOL does make good sense for advertisers. It is a marriage of technology prowess and content.

As a result of this structural and strategic transformation, AOL is better positioned to remain flexible, nimble and competitive in the market, enabling us to expand existing audiences and reach new ones online.

Jillian Bell

I definitely had an AOL account when I was 14, but I don't remember what my screen name was.

Dropping the AOL from its corporate name is their version of joining a federal witness protection program where you're given a new identity. But playing the name game won't help the company. If there is such a thing as conglomerate bad karma, AOLTW is getting what it deserves.

First of all, (AOL) stock is down ... 50, 60 percent from its high, ... And it really hasn't changed its spots. I mean my grandchildren, if I'm lucky enough to have grandchildren, and their grandchildren are still going to know about Bugs Bunny and Time magazine. AOL is here for the count. (The stock) could end up earning a buck a share next year, maybe even a little bit more than that, 15-to-18 percent growth. Where do you get that kind of quality at that kind of price? (That's) very, very difficult to find.

Henry Blodget

Every hour that the average user spends online, AOL pays for it directly, yet the average user only pays a flat rate of $21.95 a month. So if usage continues to go up, AOL's cost continues to increase and this is something they've started to control over the last several quarters.

Isn't it true that the most important factor for AOL in choosing Internet Explorer was getting software that worked well with AOL's client software?

They all own GE, they all own Microsoft, and you're starting to see AOL show up. You're seeing a lot of common names.

With AOL likely switching to Navigator, the pendulum will swing heavily back to Navigator.

While this is unexpected, it indicates that AOL is remaining technologically agnostic. But I wouldn't expect AOL, if they expand DSL trials further, to compete in the same markets as Time Warner.

Charles Stiles

While the volume of spam reaching AOL email inboxes has remained at low levels compared to it's height in late 2003, the spam that's out there is more insidious, crafty, devious, and dangerous than ever.

We're going to AOL and say, 'You've got mail. Please stop this,'

At the time AOL went unlimited, CompuServe deliberately chose not to follow with the point being how can you charge a fixed rate for something that has variable costs? There is a cost to someone dialing and just sitting on the system. That was what AOL ran into.

I don't want to suggest that the AOL division is trivial -- it's not. But it has to be put into context. We look at AOL as a small part of the pie.

Chrissy Teigen

I really do love social media. I've always been crazy about - even like, remember AOL chat rooms? I always loved message boards, and I was always interacting on the computer.

I'm tempted by AOL here, but I don't have it in the fund I manage. The risk level is very high.

I'm surprised to see them doing it. I don't know if I'm thrilled with it. While it would make them more price competitive and generate greater subscriber growth, I think they tried to be an AOL before and failed,

Internet Explorer has to be the default browser, ... To the extent that we can promote Netscape within the AOL environment, it has to be in a low-profile area.

If your friend is on AOL, and you want to IM with that friend, then you need to be on AOL too. The interoperability between MSN and Yahoo will not change that. Both MSN and Yahoo acknowledge that their users would like interoperability with AOL, but there are no public plans for that at present,

Richard Parsons

In my view, the real source of undervaluation is neither of these things, ... The real driver of enhanced value, I think, is going to be AOL in the short term and the long term.

By aligning AOL with two prestigious brands, we are able to create the ultimate online destination for casino game enthusiasts as they test their skills and get the chance to win seats at high profile tournaments.

By suddenly offering a two-tier system, AOL guarantees that over time those using the free delivery system will suffer from a degradation of service.

GE is no more difficult to understand than AOL Time Warner (the parent of CNN/Money.com) or any other multi-business company.