They haven't eliminated competiton. They still has to deal with ProQuest and LDS Church as well as the volunteers within various Projects (USGenWeb, WorldGenWeb, AGHP, etc who are dedicated to keeping records for free access.) David Samuelsen Pat Connors wrote: > > PROVO, Utah, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFamily.com, Inc., a leading online > subscription business and the leading network for connecting families, and A&E > Television Networks (AETN) announced today that MyFamily has acquired > Genealogy.com, producer of the award-winning family tree software, Family Tree > Maker(R), and provider of extensive online genealogy resources. In addition, > MyFamily will receive promotion on AETN television properties. > Genealogy.com joins the MyFamily network of websites -- Ancestry.com, > MyFamily.com, and RootsWeb.com -- giving customers a full complement of > Internet services focused on connecting families with their histories and one > another. Combined, the network of websites receives over 10 million unique > visitors each month and has more than one million paid subscriptions. > > MY NOTE: Seems like they have eliminated the competition. I wonder how this will effect > us all??? > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002 > > > ==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== > The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ > Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc.
> > >They haven't eliminated competiton. > >They still has to deal with ProQuest and LDS Church as well as >the volunteers within various Projects > Guess I wasn't referring to the free volunteer projects, but to the subscription and cd business. I subscribe to Genealogy.com which I live very much and find it a good product for the cost. To get subbers, both this company and Ancestry when competitors had to offer something different and/or better to get business plus they had to keep their prices competitive...when I was wondering, it was wondering how the merger were effect prices and services. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002
I, too, wonder, though. I have paid subscriptions to both genealogy.com and ancestry.com. Seems like they may need to do something about duplication of services and pro-rating subscription fees. Joy W. David Samuelsen wrote: > They haven't eliminated competiton. > > They still has to deal with ProQuest and LDS Church as well as > the volunteers within various Projects (USGenWeb, WorldGenWeb, > AGHP, etc who are dedicated to keeping records for free access.) > > David Samuelsen > > Pat Connors wrote: > >> PROVO, Utah, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFamily.com, Inc., a leading online >>subscription business and the leading network for connecting families, and A&E >>Television Networks (AETN) announced today that MyFamily has acquired >>Genealogy.com, producer of the award-winning family tree software, Family Tree >>Maker(R), and provider of extensive online genealogy resources. In addition, >>MyFamily will receive promotion on AETN television properties. >> Genealogy.com joins the MyFamily network of websites -- Ancestry.com, >>MyFamily.com, and RootsWeb.com -- giving customers a full complement of >>Internet services focused on connecting families with their histories and one >>another. Combined, the network of websites receives over 10 million unique >>visitors each month and has more than one million paid subscriptions. >> >>MY NOTE: Seems like they have eliminated the competition. I wonder how this will effect >>us all??? >>