AOL's Scam Economics

Here’s something I didn’t really consider in such stark terms: a big chunk of AOL’s income is derived from collecting membership fees from people who don’t realize they already have Internet access from their DSL or cable providers:

A former AOL exec explains that this is AOL’s “dirty little secret” - “that 75 of the people who subscribe to AOL’s dial-up service don’t need it.”

80 of AOL’s profits come from their subscription service.