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America Online完了。AOL受困于Web的开放性和大批拥护Netscape浏览器的使用者群。AOL的界面老旧,而且和Web的趋势背道而驰。在服务器方面,Microsoft提供了承诺更多、而且将提供使AOL成为Windows启动屏幕一部分的一项服务。AOL的回应迟缓:该公司调降服务价格、为拨接忙线道歉、并赠送CD-ROM新手光碟给有心跳的任何人。AOL将要消化原本可能就无声无息被糟蹋掉的
America Online is over. AOL is trapped by the openness of the Web and the large user base that embraces Netscape’s browser. AOL’s interface is old and runs counter to the Web trend. On the server side, Microsoft offers more promises and will provide a service that makes AOL part of the Windows startup screen. AOL responded slowly: The company lowered its service price, apologized for dialing a busy line, and presented a novice CD-ROM disc to anyone with a heartbeat. AOL will have to digest the silence may have been spoiled