I really love AOL Explorer as much they have everything I need about to surf the web

AOL Explorer is actually a nice browser. Its the first good software launch they have had. AOL seems to have a lot of new stuff going on in beta and I have tried a few. Its looking pretty good. Look forward to future releases of it.

They said they dont force it.

In the AIM installer they have checkboxes for both WeatherBug and AOL Explorer. I think thats more of an OPTION, not a FORCEFUL install.

Its a great browser and the development team is very active and available. They also have a nice set of messageboards which everyone with an AIM/AOL account has access to...no extra signup is required. You can talk to a few beta team members on those boards, its nice.

There are a lot of people who will say "AOL is AOL and i will never use their products." Well I think you people should lighten up. This isnt AOL 9.0. It doesnt come with all those junk-wares...like an included spyware cleaner, included computer check-up program, etc.

AIM 2GB mail integrates very nicely into this program. You have it sign in for you, and when you open the side panel for AIM mail it shows you all your new messages, as if its an RSS feed. Its really cool. Its too bad i have 5 other email accounts i use regularly.

You can also make a side-panel. Its really neat. You just have to provide the HTML code, and then use the make-a-panel side panel. Provide a name and a link to the HTML file and you are as good as gold.

I used it once! I hated it. Then again I don't like IE either. Rather use Firefox. Just my personal preference. So you'll just have to get over it. What annoys with me AOL and these other companies. Is that the force most of their junk during the install. They need to stop including everything. Just give is an option for what we want and waht we dont want. Uggg.

I'm now happy user of AOL Explorer. I was first sceptical about all spyware that comes with it and all that AOL stuff. But when i read that he is clean i download it see what is all about.
So GUI is nice and clean. And all pages show like in IE. Double +. Pages load fast and tabs are better than in IE + MSN Toolbar and maybe better in Firefox. I didint test Opera.
So in conslusion AOL Explorer become my default browser.

And looks better than beta of IE 7!

I tried this thing and kind of like it, Kind of hate it. I have a ton of information in my unofficial review (linked below). In what was totally shocking to me though, I didn't uninstall it 5 minutes after I downloaded it. It is at least noteworthy (unlike a lot of AOL software tends to be). Check out my review here on Uglyorangetruck.com

The work around to having a link in a page come up in a new tab seems to be open a new tab with the same address and click in the link there.
Awkward, but works.

yes i too tried it thought at first it was good but now find the mail slot dose not understand english ,so that was tha,t unstalled of ones computer

Seems OK, but unlike other IE browser shells right clicking on an internal link, on a page, does not offer "open in a new tab".

I tried a couple of betas and actually liked the look of the browser. I also like the fact that they didn't ram other AOL products down your throat...it's just a browser. Having said that however, I came back to Firefox both times because I like the extensions (like AdBlock) and because it doesn't identify itself as IE and therefore add-ins like Yahoo toolbar don't work with it. It's pretty and an improvement over IE6, but it's too limited.

I am uninterested in AOL's current efforts to "improve" its browser and other services for Windows users, or even MAC users. AOL is ignoring Linux users. AOL should ideally offer complete ISP services for Linux comparable to those available in Windows and Mac. At the least AOL should provide an official AOL dialer program for Linux comparable to the unofficial dialer available in the Linspire version of Linux.

hmm, I can't say the same thing about this that I do Maxthon (crutch for IE). This is more like AOL blatantly ripping the cripple leg off and beating IE to death. Lets see you take the cripple IE and add AOL bloat, more bloat,a little more, and guess what some more bloat. All this bloat will probly eventually make a computer sluggish and slow down IE. Actually almost makes me feel sorry to see IE treated in this manner.......almost.

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That's like Dr. Evil making first aid kits. There has to be an ulterior motive, and trust me, it isn't good.

Bloated, bloated bloated...enuff said. There are other alternative browsers that are better than this.

AOL sucked back in the days...whether or not its good now does not change my opinion.

So did Windows first incarnation - but we're all using it now. :P

Nice in many way as far as layout and cosmetics but the user is once again locked into AOL services and content such and AOL search? and AOL mail. You can't blame them as they want to sell their content and the stand alone browser is much better than the AOL desktop. I would definitely recommend to those persons who feel more comfortable in the AOL Internet environment. It is definitely slick looking.

Not really an IE alternative - the user agent string causes websites to not recognize it as IE. I sent a message on their forum a few betas ago but it was never addressed.

Why doesn't AOL use the browser they already own?

Well, they spun off the Mozilla Foundation into its own entity, and they don't even develop their own Netscape anymore (though they still own it in name)...

Because as the article says, some guy at AOL says the browsers are not competing products. AOL for the mainstream, Netscape for the more technical people.

Personally I believe this idea is flawed. the more techie people likely use firefox/mozilla, since its the same core but updated faster. And there are studies showing there are "Mom and Pops" type users picking up firefox too - which I would think would be one of the markets for the new browser.

But this type of thing didn't stop AOL before. They own ICQ in addition to AIM. Both well known IM clients, but working on features for one never stopped them from developing the other.

AOL really has to work on making their installer packages have the ability to connect through a proxy.. This is yet another AOL product that uses a small downloadable stub to download the main application - yet does not have any support for configuring a proxy - hence, the download fails.

A nice skin, but that doesn't change the fact that AOL sucks and it always will suck no matter what they put out.

Um. Ok? Have you ever used anything AOL produces. AIM, ICQ, WinAmp? The core AOL service might not be for you, but that doesn't mean it sucks. AOL has the largest subscriber base of ANY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE WORLD. I'd imagine the 30 million or so AOL members aren't *all* delusional. Try not to be so short-sighted, it makes you sound ignorant.

Actually, I would contend that 30 million folks doing the same thing don't have to be right. They could all be wrong, or misled, or simply ignorant of the facts and following a "herd mentality." AOL's interface is bloated, full of un-necessary "fluff" and tend's to cause a system to drag over time. I tell clients interested in a quick, clean Internet experience to drop AOL and go with a straight, standard broadband (non-AOL) connection that doesn't get in the way of actually using the Internet. Just my humble opinion, though.

That was my point. The core AOL service might not be for everyone. But that is only a fraction of the services overall provided by AOL. Mapquest, Moviefone, and AIM are perfect examples of GOOD services provided by AOL.

I used to have an AOL account, and to this day I strongly discourage anyone from doing business with that company. Their 30 million subscribers are mostly ignorant suckers that fell for their marketing and don't realize how they're being abused (including by some of their fellow subscribers and "AOL business partners".)

AOL's membership is down to 22 million where did you hear 30 million? It is shrinking every week in addition because of their gestapo actions and will continue to do so until they realize they are not the god of the internet.
I stay here because I have many members of my mailing list on AOL.

You have a good point. I hate AOL's Internet service too, yet I use a lot of their free services. They're a lot like Norton. The product they're most famous for stinks, but Norton Ghost is the best in the business.

To be honest, the skin looks simply beautiful. Compact, stylish, efficient, and to the point.

Ho-hum . . . yet another pointless wraparound browser shell for IE, that adds
a few Mozilla style features, yet still retains most of IE's security holes.

Eitherway, you can put lipstick on the pig . . . but it's still a pig!

Whats wrong with pigs :(

You seem to forget that these "mozilla style" features were, for the most part, not of their own creation either. Many of the features mozilla had were borrowed from other browsers. So please, stop with this "Mozilla style" feature comment, its old, and it holds no water. Just because mozilla got a lot of press, doesnt mean they innovated these features

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AOL has pretty much been the same since the Q-Link days. Q-Link on the Commodore 64 had many of the same features as seen on AOL today. Those were the good 'ole days thats for sure. I like AOL's broadband content today. It's what keeps me with them.

Ive been using it too, and like it as well, cant wait for the next beta release.. :)

Been using it since October, and liking it ever since. :)

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