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Article: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution E-Business News Column.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- July 27, 2001
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By Amy Winn, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 27--AOL SEEKS GREATER PC ACCESS: America Online is pushing aggressively to place its products on PC desktops, now that rival Microsoft Corp. is allowing greater access to the prime digital real estate.
Dulles, Va.-based AOL is asking computer manufacturers to place icons for its Internet service and its popular Internet message service on their desktops. That means new computer users would be exposed to AOL's products as soon as they turn on the machine. In return, AOL would pay manufacturers a commission for each new customer AOL gained through such exposure.
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