On Friday 28 Feb 2014 13:45:12 Stroller wrote:
> On Fri, 28 February 2014, at 8:05 am, Samuli Suominen <ssuomi...@gentoo.org> 
wrote:

> > This must be a US -only thing since I've never even heard of AOL
> > desktop/suite before, even while lived through the 90's and the bulletin
> > board times (as being a SysOp myself ;-)
> 
> I'm in the UK, myself.
> 
> The AOL software is browser, email, IM and ads, all wrapped up in a single
> Windows application.
> 
> http://i.imgur.com/bUin2ki.png
> 
> I doubt there's anyone on this list who wouldn't find it obnoxious, but
> there are people who are really happy with it.

I think it also comes with its own (branded) antivirus, since most of its 
users couldn't be trusted to set up or keep up with updates on their PC.  I 
can't recall if it also turns on and runs MSWindows Updates too.  :-p

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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