Who Wants to Dump AOL More: Time Warner or AOL Users?

Some people try to get rid of extra flab, but Scott Lorenz's New Year's resolution was to get rid of America Online(AOL Quote).

For the past three years, Lorenz, president of Westwind Communications, a Michigan-based public relations firm, has been using Comcast(CMCSA Quote) for his broadband access and AOL for his dial-up needs. At first, the $24.95 a month was worth it. Lorenz's wife liked AOL's comfortable interface while his children liked the instant messenger service to chat with their friends.

But the amount of spam and pop-up advertisements from AOL increased, while his service from Comcast improved. The straw that broke the camel's back came when Comcast made it easier for Lorenz to check his email while on the road, eliminating his need to forward emails to an AOL account. ...