‘free’ to leave 5,000 unemployed in its wake at aol

‘free’ to leave 5,000 unemployed in its wake at aol

August 3rd, 2006

Ouch! AOL has announced that it will be laying off 5,000 workers by year’s end. The culprit?

On Wednesday, America Online, a unit of Time Warner Inc. unveiled its plan to offer e-mail, software and other products to broadband users free of charge — its latest move to jump-start a turnaround at the Internet service and content provider.

Battling free sure can be a bitch.

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