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Whenever Apple is down, it bounces back with a product that is so imaginative and innovative it redefines an entire industry. For example, after experiencing stagnating sales and staggering losses, the company in 1998 released the translucent-backed iMac, which sold a million units in its first year on the market. Then, of course, there are the iPod and the iTunes online music store, which have revolutionized digital music (and generate almost 40 percent of the company's revenue).

The same can't be said for AOL, a company that continues to market itself by mailing out millions of free CD-ROMs with net-access come-ons. It is, in short, a technology company that eschews technology. So it's not surprising that Apple is hot and AOL is not, even though in AOL's latest quarterly report it had $2.133 billion in revenue (20 percent of Time Warner's overall revenues).

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This story is suggesting that AOL should get rid of google and create its own search engine to compete with MSN, Yahoo, and Google.

-Aaron

[Dark_Sniper*]

they mit as well it seem like they have know there own versoin of IE so its time to step up to the plate.

[Jorsoft]

The anti-virus deal they've got going with Macafee is somewhat innovative, and I think it's helped their sales. AOL has a very loyal fanbase, mainly made up of elderly dial-up users who like to get everything from one location, so I don't think they'll be going under any time soon.

[uzi9mm]

They will go down sooner or later. A massive DOS attack will crush the servers, and keep them down for 2-3 days......... So many people want AOL to go down.

[Jorsoft]

Originally posted by uzi9mm
They will go down sooner or later. A massive DOS attack will crush the servers, and keep them down for 2-3 days......... So many people want AOL to go down.

You sound like you know something.......

[uzi9mm]

No, it is just inevitable. I think AOL has had at least 3-5 attempts of major DOS attacks.

Somebody tried to send a worm thru the AOL mailsub system that cluttered it with messages. Just all of that extra "clutter" can bring servers down for a day or two.