3 ms·similar things were said about America Online in the 90s. where are they now?by metaphorm 11y agosimilar things were said about America Online in the 90s. where are they now?extra88 11y agoStill profitably selling dial-up services to millions of people.nogbit 11y agoNo, Verizon bought them last year....well, bought 2 million subscribers which is down from their peak in the 90's of 34 million.