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AOL Subscribers Finding Greener Pastures

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the slightly-less-of-america dept.

Mitch writes "The Register is reporting that America Online has lost close to 2 million customers since September 2003. At the end of September they had 22.7 million customers in the US which was down more than 500,000 since the beginning of the quarter. This news comes one day after it was announced that more than 700 jobs would be cut from Virginia offices by the end of this year."

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  1. Does this mean? by Evangelion · · Score: 5, Funny


    That the September finally ended?

    1. Re:Does this mean? by slothbait · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe~
      I would go check on the newsgroups, but I am still afraid.

      Now excuse me while I reminisce by idling on an IRC server that has no services.

  2. Re:Maybe if they stopped... by MindDelay · · Score: 3, Funny

    i hope they go bankrupt from sending out coasters, i could use a few more!!! i don't know where i would be in life without aol coasters.

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    Spiral out. Keep going...
  3. It IS down, I have PROOF! by SmurfButcher+Bob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Compared to past years, my MTA logs for my company have shown a HUGE decline in inbound chain letters, and nested FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of FWDs of ...

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    help me i've cloned myself and can't remember which one I am

  4. Layoffs might be a good thing by scottennis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Please let them fire the person who keeps sending me those $%*# disks.

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    Read any good sonnets lately?
  5. Re:Yes of course by SansTinfoilHat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I mod this +1 Bitter?

  6. Re:And the burning questions remain by aacool · · Score: 3, Funny

    I must confess - I am not a novice at the net - I've been on the Net for many years - I'm on a broadband connection, with all the protection one needs, and my own blog. But I subscribe to AOL for Broadband. Mostly for the content - Newspass, music, video. I had it free for 6 months - I'm paying 14.99 now. Ok! I surrender! Tt makes no sense! I'm gonna call and cancel! - if they let me.

  7. Re:And the burning questions remain by Total_Wimp · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why do the remaining 20 million stay?

    What?!?! I can't believe anyone would ask such a dumbass question! People stay with AOL because:

    1. They like phone lines. Ethernet cables are bad and complicated, unlike phone-lines thate are simple and ubiquitus.

    2. Broadband is TOO FAST! Have you seen those crazy kids with their suped-up thingmajigs just zooming by you at every web site? It's just plain scary.

    3. Ads are comforting. I get advertisements on my TV so I deserve to get advertisements on my internet too. Why would I want a substandard internet that's not even good enough for advertising? Since I get AOL ads, AND the ads for the web sites I visit, my comfort level is at least doubled.

    4. Credit card debit is the way to go. Why get a monthly bill and write a monthly check like you would for your phone service or cable service? That's so 20th century. I trust my ISP so I want them to just take my money.

    5. You just can't use AIM without AOL service, can you?

    6. Kids love it! Theres no danger or smut available from AOL and there never was. It's 100% safe and wholesome.

    DUH!