Joe Laszlo
Joe Laszlo
existing issue open providers service wiring
Should service providers use existing wiring in the home, or should they use wireless? This is still an issue that is still very much open for debate.
mercury pounds
Together, they emit 1,500 pounds of mercury annually.
amount fair interest switch
We see a fair amount of resistance...not a lot of interest to switch from dial-up to broadband.
aol compete expand expect markets remaining time trials
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.
faces within
Within the U.S., it's a pretty iffy model. FON faces some real problems.
chatting connection finally longer nice order phone platform realize term time users viable voice whose
I think all (the IM companies) think that this is an idea whose time has finally come. All of them realize that while voice chatting between IM users is a nice thing, what they really need to do longer term in order to make the platform more viable is make that connection out to the phone networks.
aol bring broadband early merger users
The AOL/Time Warner merger could really bring broadband from the cutting-edge, early adapter users to mass-market consumers, something AOL excels in,
field left room surprise
I think there is room for some new communications application to come out of left field and surprise everybody.
adoption among broadband certainly companies early rate
It certainly has not been adoption at the rate that some companies in the industry, some of the early entrants among the broadband providers, were expecting.
direct indirect
There aren't a lot of direct synergies here. But there are a lot of indirect synergies.
broadband figuring left message worth
What they're left with is figuring out a better message around why broadband is worth it.
beans holy jaded small
Holy mackerel. ... That's not small beans in these jaded times.
address aol base community defined identity online relationships screen time
AOL's (customer) base has been with AOL for a long time and has long-established relationships with people. Your online identity is defined by your e-mail address and online or screen name. AOL does community very well.
broadband commitment customers deal dollars fairly far inertia might partners sort sure
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.