AOL-TW Getting Blocked?

You know you want it...

http://www.geocities.com/mopimpage/Springbreak/index.htm

hehe

It's simple really. So simple in fact, that anyone who's read a few of my posts should be able to guess what I'm gonna say in advance.

Who built the network? Various companies that are now all parts of AOL/TW. Who owns the network? AOL/TW. Thus who, other than AOL/TW, has a right to decide how that network is used? NO ONE. The network in question is AOL/TW's ***PROPERTY*** and no one can tell them what to do with it. But of course, the FTC *IS* telling them what to do with it, and you know what that means? They don't really own it. They probably still think they do, and they by all means should, but the FTC's authoritative disrespect for that property essentially nullifies its very existence. This is really no surprise in an era where our gov't violates even our self-ownership on a daily basis...

At any rate, what I really think: AOL should be allowed to buy TW. AOL/TW should not be compelled to "open" their network in any they don't want to. If you don't like it, if the "size" of AOL/TW and their control over the media market scares you, don't be AOL/TW consumers. Yes I realize that means giving up plenty of TV, print media, and whatnot, but that's the price of a principled stand in the marketplace.
Personally, I'm not scared. *I* control my mind, not various leftist media conglomerates. And if they were to use *cough* "monopoly power" to jack up the price on my cable (which would be DUMB), there's always DSL...

MoNsTeR

anything that makes AOL bigger must be blocked... plain and simple...

Actually, with all due respect, Mr. Mathews, I think that this subject has a lot to do with gaming. AOL's pac-man-like acquisition of companies who write software and control of broadband can affect what and how we game.

AOL-TW = HELLA BAD!!

i think they can do whatever the hell they want, as long as they make ICQ and AOL IM work together and every other IM program. that is all i ask

as fellow 'shacker Friedrich Nietzsche would say,
Laissez-faire is dead.

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Wait a second here....
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I don't see any outbreak of tacos at the shack, why do I see two major posts by Jack?
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At first I was all for opening up the cable lines for competition, then my friend made some comments that made sense. As some of you know if the cable gets oversold, the connection just sucks, I can imagine companies overselling the line thats already too fucking busy, and then letting the cable company handle the costs of upgrading/fixing. I believe the cable company will just say Fuck you and leave everything alone...

is this the merger that makes the economy fun?

down with globalized, commercialized politics and globalized, politisized commerce

it caters to the needs of commerce not to the interests of society.
it'll bite us in the ass.

in europe it is already biting us: labour shortage and bad state of healthcare, education and safety.
commerce is a part of society, it shouldn't rule everything.

curious:
which German media group is that?

largest corporate merger in history.

stop this bullshit.

down with globalization.

AOL = SUCK

TimE WarneR = SUCKERS


ANy questions?

Both companies are already too big. They should block the merger.

I hope Steve Case gets his ass sued. I still remember the horrible memories of having Aol. It was a long time ago but the memories are still "fresh and in your face."

heheh that would be funny