The merger/takeover by AOheL put a stake in the heart
of C$ and killed it slow and sure, didn't help Time
Warner much either, but at least they have a chance of spinning back off again.
Compuserve was already a dying beast by the time AOL took it over.
They purchased it for the customer base (grab the customers before
other online providers do) and for the infrastructure (which turned
out to be squat).
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Will