AOL Loses $44,900,000,000.........in One Quarter!

ElChevelle · 30th January 2003, 01:20

More proof that AOL is the cement by which Time Warner's feet are in while swimming the channel's:
http://money.cnn.com/2003/01/29/tech.../aol/index.htm

It's so bad, Ted Turner is abandoning his post too

SNYder · 30th January 2003, 02:17

I pray they don't downsize the Nullsoft team again

Bizznatch · 30th January 2003, 07:29

So easy to dump, no wonder it's #1 in amount of money lost in a quarter.

Maybe its because they charge $30+ a month for shitty dialup service which is

1) slow

2) amount of busy signals and disconnections are ludicrous

3) they spend WAY too much money making those damned CDs nobody uses, as well as needless advertisements

4) their mail service is a joke

5) their browser sucks

the list goes on and on

binary hero · 30th January 2003, 09:55

the bastards have stopped sending me cd's, especially now i need one (just so i can sign up to a decent isp)

eleet-2k2 · 30th January 2003, 17:24

Lol. Around me at the local hardware stores, there are literally tons of those craptastic cds in a big cardboard box/bucket type thing.

I propose Nullsoft goes broke and files bankruptcy, then starts back up again in a month or two to be clear of the AOL ownership.

QHOBBES · 30th January 2003, 22:20

didn't a 50billion dollar loss already happen?

QHOBBES · 31st January 2003, 03:39

^Confirmed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2707199.stm
looks like AOL needs to start doing some serious slobbing of the knob.

InvisableMan · 31st January 2003, 05:34

DIDNT I YOU ALL THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!?!? NOW ITS HAPPENING!!!! I TOLD YOU!!

ryan · 1st February 2003, 06:10

Nullsoft should find a new home

cpukiller · 6th March 2003, 15:56

Just about those AOL CDs. I work at a grocery store, and AOL keeps sending us boxes of CDs to put out on display. When we get them, we just take them straight to the back and compact them.

It is really funny seeing a box of shattered AOL CDs... I never get tired of doing it.

zootm · 13th March 2003, 02:42

Quote:

Originally posted by watadoo
Not counting penis expanders, or course. All of you are guilty of clicking on that one.

i'm sorry! i wanted to know if it would work! for god's sake, if one more person gives me the third degree about this, i'm gonna cut down to one application a week!

binary hero · 13th March 2003, 09:00

Quote:

Originally posted by watadoo
They are one of the few AOL properties actually making money

how? is it just corporate skins and advertising?

JE JaggedEdge · 18th March 2003, 14:33

LOL. ANYWAY. I see Shoutcast going pay services pretty soon, most likely in the summer of 03. And that's just for the broadcaster. I don't think listeners should have to pay to listen and then support a station with donations.

If a listener pays, the payment should go to the station as a monthly donation, not the service like Shoutcast...that's fro the braodcaster to pay for.

Anyone know who I have to call for AOL to send my company a BIG box of CDs?

Thanks
JE

30th January 2003, 17:24	#5
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,381	Lol. Around me at the local hardware stores, there are literally tons of those craptastic cds in a big cardboard box/bucket type thing. I propose Nullsoft goes broke and files bankruptcy, then starts back up again in a month or two to be clear of the AOL ownership. "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

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cpukiller Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Marklar Posts: 50	Just about those AOL CDs. I work at a grocery store, and AOL keeps sending us boxes of CDs to put out on display. When we get them, we just take them straight to the back and compact them. It is really funny seeing a box of shattered AOL CDs... I never get tired of doing it. Want a dynamic winamp signature? See http://www.viralsound.com

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JE JaggedEdge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 413	LOL. ANYWAY. I see Shoutcast going pay services pretty soon, most likely in the summer of 03. And that's just for the broadcaster. I don't think listeners should have to pay to listen and then support a station with donations. If a listener pays, the payment should go to the station as a monthly donation, not the service like Shoutcast...that's fro the braodcaster to pay for. Anyone know who I have to call for AOL to send my company a BIG box of CDs? Thanks JE -- JE .::.(())::. Urban Hitz Radio™ .::.(())::.... WHERE R&B and HIP HOP CONNECT! http://www.urbanradiousa.com - Get a Toll-Free # for only $2.00/Month Request Line: 1-855 588-6767

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30th January 2003, 01:20	#1
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,431	AOL Loses $44,900,000,000.........in One Quarter! More proof that AOL is the cement by which Time Warner's feet are in while swimming the channel's: http://money.cnn.com/2003/01/29/tech.../aol/index.htm It's so bad, Ted Turner is abandoning his post too

30th January 2003, 02:17	#2
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	I pray they don't downsize the Nullsoft team again

30th January 2003, 07:29	#3
Bizznatch Forum King Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 4,153	So easy to dump, no wonder it's #1 in amount of money lost in a quarter. Maybe its because they charge $30+ a month for shitty dialup service which is 1) slow 2) amount of busy signals and disconnections are ludicrous 3) they spend WAY too much money making those damned CDs nobody uses, as well as needless advertisements 4) their mail service is a joke 5) their browser sucks the list goes on and on

30th January 2003, 09:55	#4
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	the bastards have stopped sending me cd's, especially now i need one (just so i can sign up to a decent isp)

30th January 2003, 22:20	#6
QHOBBES Banned Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: I H8 Mods Posts: 1,405	didn't a 50billion dollar loss already happen?

31st January 2003, 03:39	#7
QHOBBES Banned Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: I H8 Mods Posts: 1,405	^Confirmed http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2707199.stm looks like AOL needs to start doing some serious slobbing of the knob.

31st January 2003, 05:34	#8
InvisableMan Ninja Master! (Forum King) Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hotel California Posts: 4,325	DIDNT I YOU ALL THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!?!? NOW ITS HAPPENING!!!! I TOLD YOU!!

1st February 2003, 06:10	#9
ryan not fucked, not quite. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tn Posts: 8,755	Nullsoft should find a new home