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Mighty America Online just signed up to help pass out the punch. Last week Wal-Mart and AOL confirmed plans to launch a co-branded, low-cost Internet service by next spring. In-store kiosks will help introduce shopping at wal-mart.com--and probably the new ISP--to the yet-untapped market strolling Wal-Mart's aisles...
Amid the mountains of baseball cards and cookie jars up for grabs on eBay's Net bazaar, one offer stood out this spring: "Team of 16 employees from major ISP willing to leave as a group," the posting read. "Total minimum bid would be $3,140,000." To even the most avid online collector, this seemed far-fetched--not to mention medieval--as if a package deal of techies could be bartered like a set of Limoges china or Star Wars lunch boxes. Surely it had to be a hoax...
...first glance, it may look like a risky bet. Microsoft controls more than 90% of the world's desktops, and its leverage of that alleged monopoly is what's on trial here. AOL is the world's largest Internet service provider (ISP), controlling nearly 50% of the eyeballs on the Net. AOL's contention--and the government's--is that Microsoft is comparing apples and oranges. True, AOL's 18 million online customers easily outnumber Microsoft's 2 million. On the other hand, Microsoft's Web browser now commands a 60% share of the U.S. office market against...
...ISP wars are over; the browser battle is winding down. For all Microsoft's muttering about how its rival wants to create a direct competitor to Windows--the so-called AOL PC--Case would admit to no area in which the two firms are in danger of butting heads on equal terms...
...plunge, finding a reputable website provider is relatively easy--and getting easier. Today there are myriad companies that act as Web consultants, designers, technicians and promoters all in one. Those include Yahoo Store www.store.yahoo.com) BuyItOnline (www.buyitonline. com), Verio (www. verio.com) and MindSpring (www.mind spring.com) Chances are even your own ISP will offer some kind of service. Don't be surprised if it comes knocking at your door--that's how Brian Hanson found Globalstore.net When you start surveying your options, though, keep a few things in mind. First of all, make sure you have the necessary resources to handle Internet...