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1. Comment - AOL to Choose: Microsoft or Google

   (Oct 27, 2005 - 6:14 PM)

   I think what bothers me post here is the flat out ignorace some folks have when looking at the offerings that AOL currently has, being over consumed by the general negative impression the media has given of AOL for the last 5 years in paticular. In terms of an ISP, AOL still holds 20 Million subscribers. Many either do not yet have broadband available or do not care to give up their simplicity. Then, on top of that, AOL represents 12% of google's searches amassing to a large bit of revenue for both companies. AOL also has moved itself into the web portal arena away from its typical subscription model to provide a place for those consumers leaving its heavy client subscription service to come and take advantage of many of the feature they enjoyed as legacy customers.
   
   The AOL brand as a hole has both good and bad images associated. As mentioned in some other folks post here, AIM. Add to that, AIM.com, AOL.com, and the media distribution that the company is providing online now, it would make one wonder why other companies wouldn't take advantage of the numerous channels this company offers in order to distrubte advertising and rich media.
   
   Add to all of this, AOL is one of the most active spam fighting companies in the world right now. They are actively persuing and procecuting spam, spim, and other such annoyances that EVERYONE deals with daily.
   
   I do not deny that AOL has acted like the borg in years past consuming up smaller companies and ruining what was great about them just to roll those products into a cumbersome product offering. But many of you need to wake up and smell the $$, AOL is on its way to be a very active player in the internet portal and ad/media distribution worlds.
   
   Cheers!