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Cost issue more of a scare tactic

Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 10, 2002 06:06 AM
The cost issue is more of a scare tactic. Its a real issue, but not one people are going to take seriously. Why?

Because instant messaging, as I see, isn't taken seriously. If AOL began charging for their service, people will simply continue messaging through email and most likely move to another service.

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