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AOL died because the world went broadband and AOL was dial-up. That's it. That's the only reason. It was pretty good in a lot of other ways, and I'd argue there
by mvkel 5y ago
AOL died because the world went broadband and AOL was dial-up. That's it. That's the only reason. It was pretty good in a lot of other ways, and I'd argue there's still a place for it today.
If you think FB is destined for failure because AOL failed, you're crazy.
FB is still on the leading-edge of change in this industry (Oculus). There's zero sense of stagnation in that company.
- annadane 5y agoZero sense of stagnation because what they do is actively tricking the user at every turn (lying about Instagram and Whatsapp acquisitions, same thing with the Oculus) and users have no choice