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On Friday 28 Feb 2014 13:45:12 Stroller wrote: |
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> On Fri, 28 February 2014, at 8:05 am, Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o> |
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wrote: |
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> > This must be a US -only thing since I've never even heard of AOL |
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> > desktop/suite before, even while lived through the 90's and the bulletin |
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> > board times (as being a SysOp myself ;-) |
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> I'm in the UK, myself. |
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> The AOL software is browser, email, IM and ads, all wrapped up in a single |
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> Windows application. |
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> http://i.imgur.com/bUin2ki.png |
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> I doubt there's anyone on this list who wouldn't find it obnoxious, but |
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> there are people who are really happy with it. |
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I think it also comes with its own (branded) antivirus, since most of its |
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users couldn't be trusted to set up or keep up with updates on their PC. I |
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can't recall if it also turns on and runs MSWindows Updates too. :-p |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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