Sunday, January 23, 2011

Paying for AOL

I knew a few folks still send money to AOL but had no idea it is this bad. Folks, please check with your friends using aol.com email addresses-- especial older parents and grandparents-- they may be wasting money on this. AOL email addresses are free and have been for a long, long time...

If I understand this right, AOL still charges everyone who started on dial-up a monthly subscription even though most of them are using a broadband provider now. They are charging folks for a service almost no one has used in years-- it makes all kinds of sense on spreadsheets and balance sheets but no moral sense what-so-ever. This company survives on an income stream it doesn't deserve that was initially built on what must be the single most wasteful diskette and CD based marketing campaign ever undertaken.

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