AOL Prepares Its Own Browser

KingFishKingFish
edited October 2004 in Science & Tech
America Online is planning to release its own stand-alone Web browser based on Microsoft's Internet Explorer technology, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
AOL Browser, as it's called, will be available as a separate download for Web users. The software will be based on a stripped-down version of IE and will be branded with AOL's logos, the sources said. Up until now, the Time Warner division has only offered a browser that's tied to its popular Internet service. That browser also uses IE technology. Because it merged with Netscape Communications in 1999, AOL already has its own stand-alone browser. But unlike the AOL Browser, the Netscape browser is based on technology from Mozilla, an open-source browser whose development used to be funded by AOL. AOL's Netscape unit, however, has largely kept a low profile, and its once-dominant browser has just a whisper of market share compared with IE.
OMG what a terrible idea. -KF

Source: c|net

Comments

  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited October 2004
    O_o
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    :eek2: NOOOooooooooo!!! :hair:

    Why would you give n00bs a browser based on IE?? It's insanity! Gaaah.... :banghead:

    The SVT forums is about to see an influx of threads... :sad2:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    I sense a great disturbance in the force; as if a million security professionals cried out in pain, and then were suddenly silenced.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Oh Crap more AOL **** to Fix :bawling:
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited October 2004
    there needs to be a committe thats sole purpose is to ban people from the internet, AOL, u go to hell
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited October 2004
    i am looking forward to it.
  • MountainDewMountainDew Kentwood, MI
    edited October 2004
    down with aol!!!
  • KingFishKingFish
    prepares the pitch and feathers
    edited October 2004
    prepares the pitch and feathers
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited October 2004
    You know ... someone oughta hack the AOL site and make -every- download have a virus. That might make the idiots stop downloading their stuff...
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited October 2004
    It's no diffrent than the way it is now. Currently, AOL just uses plain old IE.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    entropy wrote:
    You know ... someone oughta hack the AOL site and make -every- download have a virus. That might make the idiots stop downloading their stuff...

    That's no different than the current situation...only AOL software engineers wrote them, as apposed to some random haxxor.
  • PressXPressX Working! New
    edited October 2004
    bah!
  • Lord_NightLord_Night Piqua Ohio
    edited October 2004
    They want to write so they can have all that Ad-ware (sponser) crap built into it so it is easier to mess up your machine now.

    AOL is a big virus, 9.0 optimized yea right, ;D Joke, it tries to take over the computer and do everything it wants to.

    wasn't AOL working on there own OS or something, what happened to that.
    the company I work for builds systems for AOL, everytime AOL does an upgrade. all we have is a big mess. nothing works we have to reconfigure all the images. AoL does not like OEM modems.

    Nothing but a Pain..
    Shoot em all.
  • Access_DeniedAccess_Denied tennessee
    edited October 2004
    but AOL is our friend :D ................................. :aol: :bs: :scratch:
  • Lord_NightLord_Night Piqua Ohio
    edited October 2004
    Access_Denied wrote:
    but AOL is our friend :D ................................. :aol: :bs: :scratch:

    can you share those drugs please :D
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