When I worked at AOL in 2010, dialup was their biggest source of revenue still. It'd be interesting to see the drop-off since then. I imagine it's trending down pretty quick as the generation using it kicks the bucket.
By 2015 it was no longer even a top level item reported in revenue, in 2014 it was like 5% of revenue. They pivoted hard to ads and media (HuffPost, TechCrunch, etc)
There are older generations with aol.com email addresses including my MIL who despite being given multiple gmail addresses over the years still refuses to change and stop paying for it
When I worked at AOL in 2010, dialup was their biggest source of revenue still. It'd be interesting to see the drop-off since then. I imagine it's trending down pretty quick as the generation using it kicks the bucket.
By 2015 it was no longer even a top level item reported in revenue, in 2014 it was like 5% of revenue. They pivoted hard to ads and media (HuffPost, TechCrunch, etc)
There are older generations with aol.com email addresses including my MIL who despite being given multiple gmail addresses over the years still refuses to change and stop paying for it
AOL mail has been free for a long time BTW. You can stop paying and keep the email account.
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