Comments on: Time Warner Gives Up on AOL http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/time-warner-gives-up-on-aol/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/time-warner-gives-up-on-aol/#comment-212131 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:27:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51968#comment-212131 How was it TW’s mistake when it was AOL that bought TW and not the other way around? I’d argue it was a good move too, as what would AOL be worth today as a standalone company if they hadn’t made that deal? The only mistake was that made by investors that didn’t cash right after this acquisition — it was a clear signal from AOL that they believed their stock to be overvalued.

]]> By: The Leading Class and the Lagging Class on the Web http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/time-warner-gives-up-on-aol/#comment-212130 Sat, 30 May 2009 17:02:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51968#comment-212130 [...] None of these laggards will see a quick end. They’ll be able to endure for years serving the people who haven’t taken to Facebook or maybe tried and then abandoned Twitter, people who are comfortable with a simpler, more familiar experience on the web. But it’s an ever-shrinking crowd. A decade ago, AOL chose a complacent path by maintaining its gated online community, shunning the migration of content and services to the web itself. And look where AOL is today. [...]

]]> By: Gadget Sleuth http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/time-warner-gives-up-on-aol/#comment-212129 Thu, 28 May 2009 18:26:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51968#comment-212129 Eh,,,the company is old news these days, and with their spammy, polluted image, it’ll be tough to do anything with it.

]]> By: Make way for AOL | iSawNEWS.com http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/time-warner-gives-up-on-aol/#comment-212128 Thu, 28 May 2009 18:03:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51968#comment-212128 [...] it will focus on three areas: content, advertising and social networking. But things haven’t exactly been rosy at AOL, revenue-wise. So for the time being, it gets to hold on to the access line business, which [...]

]]> By: MichaelSF http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/time-warner-gives-up-on-aol/#comment-212127 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:54:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=51968#comment-212127 I was a victim long ago of AOL’s spam practices. Then when I tried to cancel it took a year to get rid of them. I had to eventually close the AmEx account and cancel the card that AOL was tapping.

That was in 1999. Since then I have always hoped AOL would die a horrible death. I am disappointed that the company still has 6 million subscribers.

Can’t the FBI throw the company principals in prison for something? Maybe for polluting the environment with those CD mailings?

Yeah, AOL certainly has a built a nice legacy. “You’ve got mail” my ass.

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