AOL Turns 25

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At its height, AOL boasted 30 million users worldwide. In 1998, the company absorbed its rival CompuServe and in 1999 took over both Netscape and Moviefone. The company at that point was led by Case (Chairman and CEO) and Bob Pittman (President and COO), who, in the above photo, compare notes at the launch of AOL version 5.0.

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