Because the world has evolved and AOL didn't keep up..? You are much better getting a gmail account. MUCH BETTER.
reminds me of a lawyer I met who used AOL & mentioned how he purchased Internet access through them. I tried to explain his building is paying quite a bit each month for access he should not be using AOL for anything...he never understood.. I'm not sure why anyone would use to AOL.
basically, aol charges a monthly fee for email. gmail is free email. however, how easy is the switch over? and what happens to all my old aol mail? thanks