Alright, I'll be honest... My primary browser is Mozilla, it's enough for me that it's open source, even if it is heavily sponsored by a corporation, it sure doesn't hurt that it's a pretty damn good browser. While I also confess to having an AIM account, I proudly use Trillian to use it (along with IRC, ICQ, YIM, and MIM). I figure that I'm getting the benefits of those services without having their software on my computer. Yes, Trillian is a company, but it's not an AOL company.
Sadly, I got suckered into getting CompuServe when buying a computer in '99. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! I actually rank this as one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made and the program and extremely poor connection and service provided have pointedly reminded me of this mistake every day. Thank GOD I have only a few months left on the contract. I won't keep it even if they offer it to me free in the future.

, agreed that AOL can and would screw up even the best browser. I wonder how long it will be before they start incorporating ads into the browser itself in the way that Opera and Neoplanet have.
Actually, that might actually be a good business idea for them. That way they would either get ad revenue or people paying not to see the ads.