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Originally Posted by Cristiano  That is not true - in fact, they were behind the curve on that one. They went flat rate in late 1996. It was pressure from other ISPs who emerged and offered internet access at a flat rate that caused AOL to have to dump their hourly rate and go flat rate. They didn't innovate that one. | True... it was AOL going flat rate that put the nails into Compuserve. AOL had a large reach in those days so they could get to areas that many small ISPs couldn't.
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"To begin with," said the Cat, "a dog's not mad. You grant that?"
"I suppose so," said Alice.
"Well, then," the Cat went on, "you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad."
"I call it purring, not growling," said Alice.
"Call it what you like," said the Cat. |