Out of curiosity, why do people still use AOL?

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Is it the nifty little CDs they put on store shelves? Or the free month of service? Do people even use AOL after the free month, and if so, why?

Answer 1

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I don't know about others, but my sister continues to use it (after 14 years of paying through the nose for it) because she's stubborn and has never been known to admit she's wrong. lol - that and she's got all her crap stored in that email thing and she'd have to reload everything if she changed. Oh yeah, and because if she was on Yahoo, I'd expect her to im me sometimes, lol.

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Good answer.

Answer 2

For the same reason people use Macs: they think that if they use something that is expensive, they will look cool.

If I'm so clueless, then how come I can get dial-up for far cheaper with another ISP than with AOL. It's the same exact Internet. Only AOL charges more.

Answer 3

Wow, the first guy is totally clueless. All of the people still paying for AOL are those that are still (for a variety of reasons) on dial-up. AOL is now free (other than dial-up) and most people either leave or switch to the free version of AOL when they switch to broadband. Why? Well, some people like keyword search, the communities, etc.
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"If I'm so clueless, then how come I can get dial-up for far cheaper with another ISP than with AOL. It's the same exact Internet. Only AOL charges more..."

You're clueless because you think that is why people use Macs.

Answer 4

lol i use AOL idk why. but i also do use g-mail, yahoo(obviously), hotmail, and AIM all of those lol

Answer 5

Many users, especially, kids are accustomed to it.

Answer 6

Because AOL practically started the internet for home users. And many people liked the services and just stuck with it...