Index

A

ABC (American Broadcasting Company), 164, 218, 264–265

Adelphia, 178

Advanced Micro Devices, 34

Akamai, 249

Alex. Brown & Sons Inc., 44–45, 114

Allen, Bob, 230–231

Allen, Paul, 274

Alliance Capital Management, 243

AlltheWeb, 255

Amazon.com, 23–27, 80, 87, 112, 120, 182, 249, 251

competition with eToys, 107–109

early development, 79, 91–92

IPO of, 5, 53, 91–92

product expansion and diversification, 93

recovery after bust, 87–89, 92–93, 103–104, 129, 247

Amdahl, 110

American Booksellers Association, 91

American Stock Exchange, 81

America Online (AOL):

accounting practices, 94, 99, 127

chat rooms, 70–71, 74, 76–77

dial-up service, 167–168, 180

disk mailings, 75–76

early development, 77, 80

enhancement of revenues, 172–178

IPO of, 73

Internet service, 62–

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