Joe Laszlo
Joe Laszlo
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People realize it's not a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket.
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E-mail addresses inherently are tied to the provider in the way that a phone number is not tied to a wireless carrier or phone company.
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Holy mackerel. ... That's not small beans in these jaded times.
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I'm sure one of the clauses in AOL's deal with broadband partners was a fairly hefty commitment as far as how many customers would make the switch. Two dollars removes any sort of price-related inertia that their dial-up customers might feel.
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Some will see this as the apocalypse while others see this as natural evolution.
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Within the U.S., it's a pretty iffy model. FON faces some real problems.
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Together, they emit 1,500 pounds of mercury annually.
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There aren't a lot of direct synergies here. But there are a lot of indirect synergies.
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What they're left with is figuring out a better message around why broadband is worth it.