AIM Mail Upgrades - 2 Gig Of Storage Now

Appears that AOL upgraded AIM Mail recently but there wasn't much buzz about it. I guess because they've basically done just the reverse of Google. Huh? Here, I'll show you what I mean.

AIM started as an instant messenger client, hence the name AOL Instant Messenger [AIM]. Then offered email [already freely available to America Online paying users] to the folks using only AIM and not AOL. Then they upgraded the offering of AIM Mail.

Google started GMail as a free email service and continues to upgrade it, among the upgrades a few months ago was increasing the storage to 2 gig. Then Google released Google Talk, their hat in the Instant Messaging circle.

Is this business plan bizarro world?