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| | As eWorld Sinks, Which Lifeboat? |
 | | The exodus of Macintosh users from eWorld will be just a blip in the on-line universe, compared with the growth of the Internet, which adds millions of people a year. |
 | | Still, the eWorld diaspora will be interesting to watch as an indicator of the future direction of computer networks. |
 | | Some analysts contend that the so-called proprietary on-line information networks like eWorld, Prodigy, Compuserve and America Online, all of which require their customers to use special software, and all of which strive to create unique information resources, are doomed either to join the Web or to be swallowed by it. |
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