Paul Miller Leaves Engadget/AOL - Cites AOL Way Issues

I wonder if gdgt.com will have something to announce soon.

AOL seems like a flaming jet plane rapidly heading towards the ground. They keep thinking that you can use cash to create a parachute, but it seems not to work.<p>Good for potential acquisitions though!

I'm more upset by the fact that he wont be on the Engadget Podcast. Those 3 make up probably some of the best dynamics for podcasts.

<i>unfortunately Engadget is owned by AOL, and AOL has proved an unwilling partner in this site’s evolution.... AOL has its heart in the wrong place with content.... AOL sees content as a commodity it can sell ads against. That ... doesn’t promote good journalism or even good entertainment, and it doesn’t allow an ambitious team like the one I know and love at Engadget to thrive.</i><p>This reminds me strongly of this old, but still very relevant post which explains why textfiles.com doesn't have advertising: <a href="http://www.textfiles.com/thoughts/advertising.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.textfiles.com/thoughts/advertising.html</a>

This is very disappointing. Paul is a great writer and a great voice on the engadget podcast.

I'm still angry at AOL from 10 years ago, when they kept stealing money out of my bank account - after I had cancelled my subscription.<p>Why are they getting in to journalism? Did the government finally outlaw AOL's previous business model or what?

So basically they're just a real-time Demand Media.

Ugh. This looks painful <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-aol-way#-16" rel="nofollow">http://www.businessinsider.com/the-aol-way#-16</a><p>No wonder he quit. Any self-respecting writer wouldn't want to stay on.