I think it's a well-deserved thorn, since it's RIAA's legal action against Napster that generated all the enthusiasm, media attention, and increased visitors in the first place. One thing that does disturb me about these latest rankings, however, is that AOL had over 59 million unique visitors in June. The original number of AOL visitors in the Reuters item was reported as 78.9 million, but the posted rankings show only 62.5 million. That's the kind of increase I was expecting, not a 20 million jump in one month's time. MP3's are the wave of the future and you can't do shit about it.
Most people only visit the website once to download the software.
I think some of you forget how helpful aol is in introducing people to the web. All there really is to do on the site is download the client. I now design and install SOHO and motel networks with high-speed Internet access. Our technical chief is a 20-year old college student who turned me on to Napster on the eve of the threatened shutdown. My jazz and blues library now contains almost 2000 cuts that I've always wanted.