America Online soon to change name to America. (Score 1)

Ah, America Online and Microsoft. 2 enemies of many computer users. Of course, most computer people that like to fit in with the crowd always say "AOL SuX!" and that Microsoft is destroying our economy, is evil, Bill Gates must die, etc. Yet unlike Microsoft, AOL has not had the DoJ harrass them about their business tactics. In my opinion, I think AOL deserves the wrath of the DoJ rather than MS. Why? Well, asides from me being a Microsoft supporter I'd have to say that AOL has screwed the consumer and MS, well they have done some things I haven't approved of but generally they do good work. Microsoft gave us the gift (or curse) of having computers in the homes of almost all people, regardless of how knowledgeable they are with computers. What has AOL given us? Script kiddies that like to TaLk LiK3 ThiS D00D. They gave us Fate X3 and AoHeLL95. I'd have to say that AOL popularized credit card fraud. I think AOL also possible coined the term "spam." I remember the slight time I was on AOL that I would be assaulted by more junk mail than normal mail. And then, they upped the price to 21.95 dollars. What was the point of doing that? I don't think they added any extra services that was worth 2 extra dollars a month. Also think about this: AOL has popup advertisements when you sign on. AllAdvantage pays you to look at banner advertisements and they pay you. I'd think that AOL is exploiting their customers in order to make some extra cash from advertisers. Sound like good business to me? I'd have to say no. DoJ, let Microsoft do it's thing. Keep an eye on AOL because they're starting to buy out half the free world. Anyway, my ranting is probably way unorganized but what the hey. Spur of the moment thing. -chongus