If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers.
假如你是个拿有风投的新生互联网企业用户,为了抓住用户你必须跟AOL打交道。
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It is as if we believed it best to direct the consumer to a few trusted companies, for fear that he might choose to deal with a young unpolished start-up.
Nowak's comment is a surprising admission in an industry that otherwise prefers to call the idea of pre-loading trial apps and other non-essential software as a deal designed to help the consumer.