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AOL has some cash flow - about 9 million subscribers paying $10-$25 for Internet access monthly (http://tinyurl.com/ytnz3d)

so they're roughly on par with World of Warcraft, except they have a much weaker brand?

kinda sad when you put it that way.

except, you know, not... when you factor in their push into online advertising and consolidation/acquisitions as well as their publications.