1.18 million users left AOL last quarter
NICK DOUGLAS — America's #1 internet provider is now just #3. In Time Warner's first-quarter results, AOL reported that AT&T has 12.9 million subscribers, Comcast 12.1, and AOL 12 million. AOL lost 1.18 million subscribers in the last quarter (impressive that this many users got past AOL's arduous cancellation process). AOL says they're not worried, as users who upgrade from the dial-up service that used to support the business to high-speed connections are now spending more time on AOL's ad-supported online services (like e-mail). The upshot for everyone else? "Stupid AOL user" jokes are now "Stupid AT&T user" jokes. Doesn't have the same ring to it.