How about apologizing for your bloated, piece of crap software???

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AOL founder says he is 'sorry' for Time Warner merger
Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:57 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steve Case, co-founder of the one-time biggest online service AOL, apologized for the company's merger with media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. in an interview with U.S. journalist Charlie Rose.

In an interview broadcast on Friday, Case, who was shoved aside as chairman in 2003 and who left the board entirely in 2005, said, "Yes, I'm sorry I did it," referring to the 2001 merger of Time Warner and AOL.

The deal, known as one of the worst corporate mergers in history, destroyed some $200 billion in shareholder value.

Last October, Case argued in a Washington Post article that AOL should be split from Time Warner, echoing sentiments shared by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who earlier this year sought to break up the world's largest media company to boost shareholder value.

Although Case called the deal's aftermath a "disappointment," he said he still believed it was "a good idea," according to the interview with Rose.

"I'm disappointed and frustrated that it hasn't developed in the way that we all hoped at the time it could," Case told Rose.

Time Warner is expected to discuss a new strategy for AOL on August 2, after it reports its second-quarter financial statement. Sources have said the company is exploring a plan to give away AOL services for free to users who already have an Internet connection. It does not plan to give away dial-up Internet service.

7/24/2006 10:56:14 PM

i'm sorry but i thought this was going to reference the AOL hacking program called "AOHell" that was rampant in about 1994.

i am sadly disappointed.

-ZiP!-

7/25/2006 12:34:26 AM

I fucking hate AOL mainly because of their billing practices.

I do have the 9.99 add on to road runner that gives me a free AOL account with 10 hours of dial up a month. Thats pretty great because it goes through road runner billing.

Basically I use the dial up when I am out of town and the free XM radio you get via aol.

7/25/2006 12:34:35 AM

try cancelling it

7/25/2006 1:50:16 AM

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"I do have the 9.99 add on to road runner that gives me a free AOL account"

i don't see how it's free

7/25/2006 10:07:08 AM

dude, it says it right there

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"free AOL account"

7/25/2006 10:17:41 AM

hahah

yeah its not free, just less than 1/2 price. they used to offer it free but I missed out on that.

Either way AOL Dial up stays connected now better than netzero or earthlink. I use the XM radio on my kitchen computer to play through the stereo.

7/25/2006 10:32:53 AM

I thought you had free dial up with any road runner account anyway. Not true?

7/25/2006 11:48:32 AM

old

7/25/2006 11:54:28 AM

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"I thought you had free dial up with any road runner account anyway. Not true?"

It sucks, its absolutely horrible. There are not acess numbers in enough areas for it anyway.

7/25/2006 12:12:15 PM