I don&#x27;t know why the author&#x27;s tone is so mean and snarky. Yes, the web won (inevitable and thank goodness), but it&#x27;s not like many 19-year-old web pages are still around and serving working links either.<p>And for all its fundamental closed-ecosystem walled-garden flaws, AOL brought the first taste of the Internet to millions. We should celebrate the accomplishments and learn from the failings, not dance on the graves of the vanquished.