Why anyone uses aol is beyond my comprehension. I think I tried a free disk that came in a box of Wheeties once about 15 years ago. What a pita that outfit is.
I sure don't know why anyone would use AOL, but I have to do tech support for our members, and AOL drives me crazy, especially since it doesn't automatically copy the email you are responding to into the current email. I correspond with hundreds of people, and I often have to go fishing through my "sent mail" folder to try to figure out what they are talking about. :-(
Their CDs are all over the post offices, PC magazines. Their ISP software is crap. I only use it out of business necessity. For personal use, I use ATT.