• lol_idk@piefed.social
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    2 months ago

    This fucking company keeps buying things I use and ruining them. I can’t believe I know their name

    At least I don’t use AOL

  • fubarx@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Can someone plausibly explain the Bending Spoons business model?

    Big chunk of debt financing for decrepit brands with old tech. Other than strip-mining user data, I can’t figure it out.

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      2 months ago

      The idea here is to rebrand and modernize AOL as a gmail and cyber security alternative with decoupled infrastructure from US dependencies: A highly political topic in the EU currently.

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        2 months ago

        What should we call our service so people are clear it’s free of American influence… Hmmm ‘America On Line’

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          2 months ago

          Doesn’t mean they will keep the name for EU customers. The value there is in the IP and the infrastructure configuration.

          Thus the term: Rebrand.