 Despite this, the company is primarily remembered for their proof-of-technology demo service, which allowed users to set up a free account and subscribe to web pages and "content channels", which they could then view offline.While the free service was quite popular, it was not successful in marketing the technology to the intended customers.Eventually AvantGo was acquired by Sybase, Inc. in a white-knight transaction; the free public service was never monetized profitably and was eventually shut down.