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WSJ. AOL to allow business units to use the e-mail system that suits their needs. This is a reversal of Bob Pittman's decision to force all units to use Netscape mail.
>>> "2% of e-mail is being lost," the internal e-mail read. "If you are expecting critical e-mail, you may want to follow up with the sender."
Employees of the old Time Warner, already resentful of their corporate bosses at AOL, saw the imposition of AOL's e-mail as corporate arrogance. When computers crashed in the Washington bureau of Time magazine due to the e-mail software, staffers sometimes sung out, "So easy to use, no wonder it's number one," an ironic reference to America Online's ad slogan.<<< [via John Robb's Radio Weblog] // Can't get to WSJ site, looks like they want $ :-( but this 2% is right on. Ever try to use a mailing list with a group of people with mostly AOL email addresses ? 2% seems low to me.
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