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Free Model 'not The Solution' ... AOL MD Speaks Out
News Dave Phillips, AOL's U.K.boss explains why the analysts are wrong and the free ISPs are counting on a model that won't last. Despite all the hype, the free access business model is not the solution; it is a symptom of the problem of high phone...
[May 20, 1999, 10:17]
Free Model Is Not Sustainable - Experts Agree
News Jupiter analyst Noah Yasskin goes further, suggesting the the free model is not sustainable and that those adopting it are taking a massive gamble. AltaVista -- hoping to attract 0.5 million users within six months -- admits its one-off payment...
[March 15, 2000, 6:34]
Predicts 98+: Free Internet Services If German Business Model Is Adopted
News The company, launched in March, provides a free Internet service to its customers in a model not entirely different to Gartner's recommendation Gartner advised European ISPs to emulate the German ISP model which doesn't charge consumers for time...
[April 21, 1998, 10:55]
Ntlworld - Industry Gasps At Truly Free Model
News The arrival of completely free Internet access from cable firm ntl, will force ISPs like Freeserve to introduce unmetered tariffs and will offer a far greater challenge to existing players than AltaVista's plans, say analysts.ntl on Tuesday...
[March 7, 2000, 12:51]
Startup Spotlight: Yac.com
News First Freeserve brought the free-access model to Internet service providers, and now Yac.com is looking to do the same for the all-in-one messaging service. Years ago I was a customer of Jfax, and so when Freeserve offered "free" email, I saw the...
[April 6, 2000, 15:37]
A Year Ago: Freeserve Clocks Up 900,000 Members
News Proving that the free model works, Dixons' five month old service, Freeserve, has dethroned the mighty AOL We seem to have a new economic model on our hands and it could be other ISPs will offer free access too.
[January 13, 2000, 5:50]
AOL Says 'Yes' - Sort Of
News The hazy statement comes just over a month after David Phillips, managing director of AOL UK wrote exclusively for ZDNet News saying the free model was "not the solution". Speaking today Phillips said in a statement: "We are looking at a variety of...
[June 21, 1999, 15:55]
AOL To Launch Separate Free Service
News The move has been widely anticipated -- a report Monday suggests AOL is losing ground to the free model but remains reluctant to cut subscriptions from its core business. We're not about to fundamentally change our business model and we're not...
[June 23, 1999, 14:43]
Ford Model A Screensaver
Downloads Please enjoy this free screensaver featuring the Ford Model A. This is a free screensaver that displays high quality images of Ford Model A. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
[December 17, 2007, 11:28]
The Man Behind Free Net Access - Exclusive
News A couple of weeks ago a little known ISP sent out a press release claiming it was about to turn the UK's Net access model on its head by offering totally free Net access . We touted the free ISP model as early 1997 and I think we put our first...
[November 16, 1999, 11:13]
Corel To Unveil WordPerfect Lightning Beta
News WordPerfect Lightning beta, a free, downloadable word-processing and note-taking software application, aims to provide a new distribution and online services model for Corel WordPerfect Office. Corel plans on Tuesday to formally unveil a public...
[February 27, 2007, 7:47]
Sony Ericsson K700i: A First Look
Talkback Also you can update the firmware from the Sony Ericsson site but I believe that may only be for the SIM free model. Does anyone know if it can be done on an Orange PAYG model. Is there any difference in functions between a SIM free version of the...
[November 24, 2004, 14:57]
A New Twist On Free ISPs
News This stands in stark contrast to NetZero's pure, ad-based free ISP model, which lacks ties to e-commerce sites. Still, CMGI's deep pockets and keirestu business model should enable it to maintain high-quality free services and avoid the fate of...
[March 16, 2000, 13:44]
Microsoft: Linux Is Anti-commercial
News The original draft of the document discussed how the free software model is changing the way people do business. The success of the free software model is one example," stated the original document, according to the FSFE.
[November 25, 2005, 16:30]
Bringing Clarity To Open Source DB2
Talkback This is why DB2 Express-C implements "open source business model" i.e.while the product is free it is available with optional low cost support that is delivered by IBM (not third parties). DB2 Express-C (http://freeDB2.com) is "full function...
[June 17, 2008, 9:10]
The New Scour: Users Will Pay
News It's been shown that content holders won't accept a free model. Ric Dube, of Webnoize, called CenterSpan a "virtual unknown" in the music space, that may be trying a risky business model. There are not the opportunities that there once were for the...
[December 15, 2000, 9:52]
Free Office Suite Reaches Milestone Release
News Gartner remains sceptical of the business model for free office software. Under the open-source development model, the application's original code is freely available for developers to modify and redistribute, as long as the redistributed versions...
[May 2, 2002, 13:08]
Hailstorm May Mean End Of Free Email
News Analysts said that if the HailStorm model is widely adopted -- and if people will pay a premium for security -- the days of ad-subsidized Internet services, such as free e-mail and messaging, may be over.
[March 23, 2001, 7:53]
Freeserve Makes E-commerce Gains
News The revenues are not enough to save the ISP, which floated in July, from posting first-quarter losses, but the revelation that e-commerce is rising will be one in the eye for critics claiming the free access model would never work.
[September 29, 1999, 16:36]
A Year Ago: Internet Cafe Does Totally Free Internet Time
News The spokesman believes the free Internet model will be beneficial to Internet cafes, without them having to jump on the bandwagon. He is not convinced by Cyberia's business model. Cyberia, the first Internet cafe to launch in the UK, is to...
[July 5, 2001, 6:28]
