Reviews of AOL for Windows

1. 
   TomA102210

   Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 10 (0.4337.72.3) (Jul 2, 2009)

   tannman1 said:
   
   Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 10 (0.4337.72.3) (Jul 2, 2009)
   
   "One would think that a company with a poor reputation and in danger of death would do their best to raise the the quality of their software. But as usual it is clunky, slow and real good at screwing up a users PC. If you need to use AOL then simply use IE or FF and save yourself a headache. AOL is a relic who may be on the out sooner then later."
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   "One" might want to consider that this particular version of AOL software is still in beta just as "one" might want also to consider that the "clunky, slow, and real good at screwing up..." might have something to do with "one(s)" computer as well. Did "One" think of those things? Probably not. This particular version of AOL 9.5 had a quicker download and install than previous versions. Though it still has some bugs in it, unllike "One", these bugs have been reported on. For me, the software is responsive, and yes, I would expect to find a problem or two here and there. I rate this version a 4 because of improvements. Perhaps "One" wants to promote IE or FF?
2. 
   tannman1

   Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 10 (0.4337.72.3) (Jul 2, 2009)

   One would think that a company with a poor reputation and in danger of death would do their best to raise the the quality of their software. But as usual it is clunky, slow and real good at screwing up a users PC. If you need to use AOL then simply use IE or FF and save yourself a headache. AOL is a relic who may be on the out sooner then later.
3. 
   TomA102210

   Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 9 (0.4337.68.1) (Jun 23, 2009)

   LakotaElf said:
   
   Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 7 (0.4337.60.1) (May 27, 2009)
   
   "This software is frightening and when I put it in, I thought, what will it do to my computer as AOL is notorious for making not so good things with lots of adware to it. So I took it out, did not like it, did not trust it and put in Trillian Astra to take care of all my messenger needs. It is excellent and I have never had a problem with Trillian Astra..... You all should try it."
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   Though AOL 9.5 beta does have Instant Messaging, that is only one small part of what it has. What is so frightening about a program that you make vague comments that it is "nororious..."? I suspect you came here to promote Trillian rather than give AOL 9.5 a try. Try the Beta 9 now. OK?
4. 
   alohanela

   Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 8 (0.4337.64.1) (Jun 12, 2009)

   "America Online (AOL) is a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP)"
   
   Really? Perhaps if we substitute "is" with "was".....
5. 
   LakotaElf

   Reviewing 9.5 Refresh Beta 7 (0.4337.60.1) (May 27, 2009)

   This software is frightening and when I put it in, I thought, what will it do to my computer as AOL is notorious for making not so good things with lots of adware to it. So I took it out, did not like it, did not trust it and put in Trillian Astra to take care of all my messenger needs. It is excellent and I have never had a problem with Trillian Astra..... You all should try it.

Discuss AOL for Windows

1. Apr 1, 2009 - 12:30 AM
   methuselah

   Did they re-institute the 10 meg home pages again, or is the description incorrect? Last I heard they removed all member pages.