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A blast from the past!

Distributors Inc. was a company that was founded in the 1980s and was known for its distribution of computer hardware and software in New Zealand. At its peak, the company was one of the largest IT distributors in the country.

In the mid-1990s, Distributors Inc. was acquired by the American Online (AOL) company, which was a leading internet service provider at the time. AOL was looking to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, and the acquisition of Distributors Inc. was seen as a strategic move to establish a foothold in the New Zealand market.

Under AOL's ownership, Distributors Inc. continued to operate as a distributor of IT products, but it also began to focus more on the sale of AOL's own products and services, including its internet access and online content offerings.

However, in the early 2000s, AOL's fortunes began to decline, and the company underwent a series of significant changes. In 2001, AOL merged with Time Warner in a high-profile deal, but the merger ultimately failed to deliver the expected synergies and growth.

As a result, AOL's operations in New Zealand were scaled back, and Distributors Inc. was eventually sold to a local company called Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro is a global technology distributor that continues to operate in New Zealand today.

So, while Distributors Inc. is no longer an independent company, its legacy lives on in the form of Ingram Micro, which remains a major player in the New Zealand IT distribution market.