Eventually, the thinking went, they would show investors that their business models worked, while some prominent Internet companies - most notably America Online (AOL) and Yahoo (YHOO) - are profitable.

• 最终有了这样的观点，他们应该向投资者证明他们的商业模式是可行的。 一些知名的互联网公司-----最著名的美国在线（AOL）和雅虎公司就是赢利的。