Who remembers the good old days of AOL? When AOL was on version 2.5 and punting was making online hell for AOL subscribers? When private room “warez” was anything but banned? I do. I remember AOHell and the determination of many to bring AOL down. Today, I am proud to announce that AOL has been forced to axe 2,000 jobs.

AOL has sucked for years. The fact that some people still use AOL to access the internet is incredible to me. There are still some old folk who think that AOL offers people something exclusive; something that can’t be found elsewhere on the internet. These old folk are dying off as fast as AOL’s employees. AOL has fired 2,000 of its 10,000 employees.

The cutbacks are part of a plan by AOL’s chief executive Randy Falco. AOL’s new focus is on advertising-supported Web sites and selling advertising on behalf of other companies. AOL is also moving headquarters to New York from Dulles, Va. where they hope to hire better techies.

AOL: if you really want customers, bring back punting.