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"For a monthly fee, members got an @davidbowie.com-ending email address" Isn't it the same thing Trump gets ridiculed for? ;)

by V-2 11y ago

soneca 11y ago
No, it isn't the same thing, and you took it out of context to make it seem it is: "BowieNet also operated as a full internet service provider (ISP) in the US and UK, competing with AOL, Claranet and others. For a monthly fee, members got an @davidbowie.com-ending email address and exclusive access to audio recordings, music videos and chat rooms, which the singer participated in himself."
- soneil 11y ago
  I found these, which give a better idea what the service actually promised: BowieNet VPN Account: For $19.95/month subscribers can obtain full Internet Service Access via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) arrangement with Concentric Networks. Instead of dialing into AOL or your local ISP, you dial a Concentric Networks number and gain full Internet access (web browsing, email, chat, news, FTP) on the back of Concentric's worldwide network. $19.95/month accounts also get an exclusive BowieNet CD-ROM which includes all the software necessary to get you on the Internet together with two video tracks and a newly recorded audio track called Fun. Premium Content: For $5.95/month subscribers who want to retain their current Internet provider can sign up to obtain a username and password to access the premium content of BowieNet. That includes everything on the web as in the BowieNet VPN account, but doesn't include the CD-ROM with the exclusive tracks. From a contemporary review: http://www.teenagewildlife.com/Othermedia/BowieNet/review.html http://www.teenagewildlife.com/Othermedia/BowieNet/review.ht...
- V-2 11y ago
  How does this change anything? I just meant the manner of using one's name for businesses, services etc. Also note the mysterious ";)" at the end of my comment. It indicates I wasn't being serious

"For a monthly fee, members got an @davidbowie.com-ending email address" Isn't it the same thing Trump gets ridiculed for? ;)

by V-2 11y ago

"For a monthly fee, members got an @davidbowie.com-ending email address" Isn't it the same thing Trump gets ridiculed for? ;)

soneca 11y ago

No, it isn't the same thing, and you took it out of context to make it seem it is: "BowieNet also operated as a full internet service provider (ISP) in the US and UK, competing with AOL, Claranet and others. For a monthly fee, members got an @davidbowie.com-ending email address and exclusive access to audio recordings, music videos and chat rooms, which the singer participated in himself."

soneil 11y ago
I found these, which give a better idea what the service actually promised: BowieNet VPN Account: For $19.95/month subscribers can obtain full Internet Service Access via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) arrangement with Concentric Networks. Instead of dialing into AOL or your local ISP, you dial a Concentric Networks number and gain full Internet access (web browsing, email, chat, news, FTP) on the back of Concentric's worldwide network. $19.95/month accounts also get an exclusive BowieNet CD-ROM which includes all the software necessary to get you on the Internet together with two video tracks and a newly recorded audio track called Fun. Premium Content: For $5.95/month subscribers who want to retain their current Internet provider can sign up to obtain a username and password to access the premium content of BowieNet. That includes everything on the web as in the BowieNet VPN account, but doesn't include the CD-ROM with the exclusive tracks. From a contemporary review: http://www.teenagewildlife.com/Othermedia/BowieNet/review.html http://www.teenagewildlife.com/Othermedia/BowieNet/review.ht...
V-2 11y ago
How does this change anything? I just meant the manner of using one's name for businesses, services etc. Also note the mysterious ";)" at the end of my comment. It indicates I wasn't being serious