Re: UKNM: Phew what a week!

[Speechrad]

In a message dated 15/01/00 11:15:56 GMT Standard Time,

jameswebweaver [dot] uk [dot] com

    James Bruce MBA

  Head of eBusiness Consultancy Services

  BT Indirect Channels

  BT plc


writes:


<< AOL/Time Warner get into bed, Bill Gates moves sideways. What does this all

  mean for the future of our bread and butter :-)

  

  Early thoughts:

  1. Smaller eComm sites and brands without the critical mass to partner with

  the new super portal and emerging vortals will be left with little exposure

  as the AOL leviathan sucks in late internet entrants into its cosy new

  world. [Late adopters are far less likely to venture into the 'uncharted'

  territory of the www, particularly if there is a sea of content within AOL.]

  2. Could this new development further fuel Venture Capital fever, as

  startups furiously try to reach CM

  3. Cost of Venture Capital (averaged against all ventures) goes up as

  measured against equity.

  4. TWarner Content delivery through Broadband...

  

  Any more thoughts....

  

  James Bruce MBA

  Head of eBusiness Consultancy Services

  BT Indirect Channels

  BT plc >>


Yes, here's a few ,,,,,,,,, although I'm sute you're not responsible for BT 

policy  ;)


Rearrange the following words into a well known phrase or saying


kettle, black, the, pot, calling


And


access, metered, back, holding, Internet, UK, business


then try 


heal physician thyself



No personal animousity intended but it ill behoves UK plc's / business to 

criticise US Co's if we can't get our act together. Broadband access is not 

available here enturely because of BT we could have had unmetered access and 

an equivalent of ADSL broadband here a long time ago. Now AOL is set to jump 

straight in when they do ...  



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