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From: glass@portia.Stanford.EDU (Brett Glass)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: EFF and Prodigy
Message-ID: <1991Jan3.093206.3240@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 3 Jan 91 09:32:06 GMT
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>I think Prodigy is too early.  There will eventually be a market for what
>they call the Dinsey of the online world.  It isn't now, however.
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Of course, Disney largely produces pap nowadays; they're nowhere near
as gutsy as when old Walt was in charge. But Prodigy is different
still. I tend to think of Prodigy as a cross between USA Today and
those TV channels which pre-empt your favorite shows for
"infomercials."

I think the trend toward "flat rate" services is a bad one. If you've ever
eaten at an "all you can eat" buffet, you'll understand the problem: there's
no way to maintain quality when you can't limit the portions.

"Stodigy" may survive, but I doubt it will ever make a profit.

<BG>