jeet shahani wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Not sure if the opposite would happen. I can tell you why..... People
> who use AIM or ICQ will keep using them, because they communicate with
> the people
But will then then want to upgard and be forced to download Netscape
just to install AIM?
> If not this, AOL/Netscape can instead choose to have just an option to
> install Netscape when they install ICQ or AIM......you can always put a
> spin on it, but the bottom line is ..leverage what works for you and
> promote other tools..This is one thing that AOL and other industry
> leaders need to learn from M$..when Netscape
It might be a better idea to bundle the Netscape installer with ICQ and
AIM than only include AIM and ICQ with Netscape. This would (in my mind
offer greater exposure) or I suppose one could make AIM a net download,
just like NS, and make AIM-ICQ-NS one big net installer (using the same
installer for all three apps). But not forcing users to install NS to
get the other options.
> started bundling AIM in the browser did you stop using Netscape 4.7 or
> AIM, because it was bundled!! I don't think so...:-).
Well I must admit I stopped using netscape4.7x before AIM was bundled
with NS... and then the version that shipped with NS was an older
version of AIM.
Personally I think AIM well get fewer new users and fewer people will
update AIM (the install base will not shirnk). I just don't see how
forcing users to use netscape in order to download AIM would benfit
AOL-Netscape/Time-Warrner.
