-Cavet Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> -Cui Bono- from:aol Click Here: <A HREF="aol://1722:steve%20case"> Community Update From Steve Case</A> ----- January 10, 2000 Dear Members: Less than two weeks ago, people all over the world came together in a global celebration of the new year, the new century, and the new millennium. As I said in my first Community Update of the 21st Century, all of us at AOL are extremely excited by the challenges and the prospects of this new era, a time we think of as the "Internet Century." I believe we have only just begun to see clearly how the interactive medium will transform our economy, our society, and our lives. And we are determined to lead the way at AOL, as we have for 15 years -- by bringing more people into the world of interactive services, and making the online experience an even more valuable part of our members' lives. That is why I am so pleased to tell you about an exciting major development at AOL. Today, America Online and Time Warner agreed to join forces, creating the world's first media and communications company for the Internet Century. The new company, to be created by the end of this year, will be called AOL Time Warner, and we believe that it will quite literally change the landscape of media and communications in the new millennium. This really is something to celebrate. That's because we are so excited about how this new company will speed the growth of the Internet, making the online experience richer and more meaningful than ever before, for more people than ever before. Even though AOL and Time Warner have been two very different companies, we share a common commitment to our customers and a common vision for the future -- and we are confident that we will be a perfect fit together as one company. Just think of it: AOL members already represent the largest community in cyberspace. Together with our other services -- from CompuServe, Netscape and ICQ, to Digital City, AOL Instant Messenger, AOL Moviefone, Spinner and Winamp -- we are touching tens of millions of people's lives in every corner of the world. Time Warner is the world's #1 media and entertainment company -- with an unsurpassed range of household name brands ranging from CNN and HBO to Time, People, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, and Looney Tunes; from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema to Warner Music Group labels and the Turner entertainment networks. Together, AOL Time Warner will create a new company for the Internet Age -- a global company on the cutting edge of content and technology, with an unprecedented ability to drive commerce and communication �and to build community. Indeed, we are looking forward to working together to meet the challenges of bridging the digital divide, to enhance educational resources for children, and to encourage more people to get involved in their communities. We are particularly excited about the benefits this merger will bring consumers when high-speed broadband networks become even more widespread. Time Warner's cable connections already criss-cross the country, supplying more than 20 percent of American households with the potential for faster Internet connections and a greater range of online services. We are committed to expanding that potential so it can reach as many people as possible -- and to working with other companies to ensure all consumers have access to the broadband experience. At AOL, we work hard every day to fulfill our mission of building a medium as central to people's lives as the telephone and the television -- and even more valuable. Time Warner shares that vision -- and this merger advances the day when that vision becomes reality. Since the day we launched our first online service, our members have been the driving force behind AOL's success - and you will continue to be our top priority. You can look forward to the same great experience that has made us the largest community in cyberspace � and the best is yet to come! Warm Regards, Steve Case ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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