But if you are someone who wants to get more from your Internet experiences, it's really in your best interest to move on. But it takes you a while to get there. Early on, AOL had no choice but to produce content. They built sites to give their users something to look at, somewhere to shop, and any kind of entertainment to keep their users on line longer. Those days are gone now.
Content is abundant and usage plans are all unlimited now.
But AOL has stuck with the content idea because they found they could make money by directing you to their sites and selling you stuff. There's nothing wrong with that unless you've sacrificed adding more customer service people or phone lines. AOL's version of the Internet is like taking a travel agency tour to New York City, or any major tourist town. Once you've arrived, the tour company has all of these activities and events scheduled to entertain and inform you. You can choose to stay on the bus or you can go out on the town on your own.