> That "incredibly loyal user base," as he called it, could be better served with greater investments in AOL's product and user experience, he noted.
I think there's something kind of astute here, which is that anyone who is still using AOL products at this point is someone who is very resistant to changing "email and web content properties" providers, and is likely willing to passively tolerate additional enshittification and monetization
Yeah, for another 10 years or so tops.
On the other hand, they are the easiest demographic to scam out of money, which seems fitting for a company like AOL.