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1. Comment - Images: Nintendo Revolution Controller

   (Sep 16, 2005 - 3:41 AM)

   Well, it's certainly different... And, to be fair, I guess I can't say whether or not it's any good (or better than the others) until I've tried it and gotten used to it, but... from looking at it, all I can do is utter "wtf" repeatedly.

2. Comment - New Suite Binds Next-Gen AOL Software

   (Aug 27, 2005 - 4:59 AM)

   I really doubt that the majority of AIM users are gonna drop said application because of the packaged software. At best they'll be intrigued by the new apps that suddenly appeared (Like they'd know they were installing the whole suite? These are the same people who are blissfully unaware that they're installing spyware with AIM.), and at worst they wouldn't use them.
   
   And for those that don't like it, what're they going to do? Almost none will switch protocols, if only because to do so successfully the majority of their friends would have to as well, and, even if a few switch, I couldn't fathom there being a mass exodus because of a suite being built around AIM. The only other option I can see would be moving to a multi-protocol application like Trillian (Which I did after using the trash that is 5.9.), and, again, I don't see an exodus of any kind (Be it from the protocol or the AIM application itself.) happening because of this.

3. Comment - New Suite Binds Next-Gen AOL Software

   (Aug 20, 2005 - 12:18 AM)

   I think that it's a great move on AOL's behalf. By packaging all this stuff together, while it'll greatly annoy some (like a friend of mine who only uses AIM out of necessity), but I think it'll be a success, or at the very least it has the potential to be. And here's why:
   
   1) AOL IM: Everyone uses this. Everyone. Packaging the other apps with this is a huge reason as to why the others have the potential to become widespread, for reasons I'll cover in my next two points.
   
   2) AOL Explorer: I happen to like it, though it has enough kinks and behavioral issues that a I'm sticking with Firefox for the forseeable future. But more importantly than it being a decent browser is that if it's made default during the isntallation process, everyone will use it. It's the same reason a lot of people use IE: it's what pops up when they click a link; it's just there; it's the default; etc. No one will care if the default's changed, especially since AOL Explorer's built on IE. Bookmarks, etc. from IE will work within AOL Explorer immediately.
   
   3) AOL Mail: Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember hearing that AOL had started a free webmail service. If that's true (and even if it isn't, to a lesser extent), packaging this in will get a lot of people using it, as opposed to the in-browser webmail solutions most use now, especially if they get a shiny new email address along with their AIM account. Oh, and adding this to the suite will make it all but inevitable that the current AOL browser/suite/all-in-one-package can and will be replaced with this.
   
   Again, a lot of people won't like it, but given how AOL's doing, they've gotta do something drastic. And this just might work. Honestly, I think it will.

4. Comment - Firefox Architect Talks IE, Future Plans

   (Nov 30, 2004 - 10:35 AM)

   "Mozilla/Firefox didn't invent tabbed browsing and they did not innovate it."
   
   Nor did they claim to. The selection of the interview you quoted is far from the credit-stealing claims you say it is. He isn't saying that they invented tabbed browsing or added some innovative feature to it, just that they OFFERED it. And no matter how long other browsers may have had it, or how "old news" it seems to us, to the millions and millions using Internet Explorer or other browsers that don't have it, it is definitely worth mention.