Paul Miller, the editor of the Engadget tech blog owned by AOL, resigned and left the operation on Friday.
On his blog, Miller wrote, “Since that fateful fall of 2005, it’s really all been a blur. I’ve moved to NY, flown all over the world, held and photographed thousands of gadgets, podcasted my heart out with Nilay and Josh, and most recently been able to be a part of The Engadget Show, which still floors me with its audacious scope.
“I’d love to be able to keep doing this forever, but unfortunately Engadget is owned by AOL, and AOL has proved an unwilling partner in this site’s evolution. It doesn’t take a veteran of the publishing world to realize that AOL has its heart in the wrong place with content. As detailed in the ‘AOL Way,’ and borne out in personal experience, AOL sees content as a commodity it can sell ads against. That might make good business sense (though I doubt it), but it 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 want to continue to be a part of this industry: I love technology, I love exploring what the future holds, and I love high pixel density displays. I’m not exactly sure what these next months and years are going to look like for me, and I’m truly sad that they can’t look like Engadget, but I’m excited to find out what’s next.”
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