America Online Now Free

The rumors of recent weeks are true...America Online is now going to be a free service for broadband users, relying on advertising rather than subscription income.

I've been a generally satisfied AOL subscriber for roughly a decade now. I'll be happy to have the extra money in my budget, but I'm quite curious about what the future holds. I hope this plan will prove to be successful for AOL and that we truly are going to be able to rely on AOL maintaining important services, such as Favorite Places and Buddy Lists, over the long term.